Tripod Ewer, c. 2000-1500 BCE, 16 1/2 x 7 x 7 in. ( x x cm), Earthenware with incised decor, China, 21st-15th century BCE, The Bronze Age succeeded the Neolithic or Stone Age during the second millenium BCE in the Yellow River region of north China. The Erlitou culture with its site near Luoyang in Henan province dating between 2000 and 1500 BCE, has yielded the earliest bronze vessels in China as well as pottery vessels modeled on bronze prototypes. The overall design of this elegant, thin walled, pouring vessel, including its pointed hollow tripod legs, wide, flat handle

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