This is one of the few well-preserved examples of egg shell pottery. The cup and foot were made separately. The incised lines appear on the lower section of the cup. The tall-stem foot includes twelve bamboo joints, ten of which are marked by small triangular holes.
English Audio Guide
English Audio Guide
- Item No.
- R017958
- Period
- 2600-2000B.C.
- Dimensions
- Height 19.8, diameter of mouth 10.7, diameter of foot 5.5 cm
- Excavated/Findspot
- Tomb M4, Wa-wu-ts’un, Liang-ch’eng-chen,Jih-chao, Shantung
- Materials
- 陶─黑陶