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Earthenware shard

Title

Earthenware shard

Year/Period

Neolithic Yangshao Culture (5000–1600 BCE)

Region

Gansu province, China

Object Type

sherds

Material

Earthenware

Dimension

Object size: L:9.0 x W:4.0 cm

Accession No.

1997-02260

Collection of

Asian Civilisations Museum

Credit Line

Anonymous gift

This section of rim of an earthenware vessel is from the Gansu province of the Neolithic Yangshao culture. The decoration on this vessel was painted with purple slip (a mixture of clay and water). It was then fired in an oxidised atmosphere (a kiln atmosphere which is rich in oxygen) at around 800°C. Earthenware is the technical name for low-fired pottery.