Bird-shaped Urn, 2650-2350 BC. An imaginative shape and abstract curvilinear patterns lend delightful charm to this functional jar. Its fine-grained body has a light reddish colour due to the iron content in the clay, achieved by ensuring abundant air in the kiln during the firing. The surfaces were burnished before applying the painted decoration in black and red.

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Keywords: 2650-2350, art, banshan, bc, ceramic, china, cleveland, culture, decoration, earthenware, heritage, majiayao, museum, neolithic, northwest, period, phase, slip-painted, unknown