Vase with Pressed Cord Design

Artist/Maker Chinese

Date3000–2000 BCE

MediumUnglazed earthenware

DimensionsOverall: 9 1/8 × 9 1/8 in. (23.2 × 23.2 cm)

Credit LineGift of Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Moyer

Object number1974.85

Status

Not on view

ProvenancePurchased in South Eastern Shanxi, China by Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Moyer; by gift 1974 to Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin, OH

Collections

Asian

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