A mortuary urn from the Chinese Neolithic period.
A Mortuary Urn by Unknown Artist
© The Potteries Museum and Art Gallery
Details
- Medium:
- Earthenware
- Dimensions:
- 33 cm
- Art Fund grant:
- £40 ( Total: £40)
- Acquired in:
- 1948
- Vendor:
- Sotheby's
Unglazed, so called Pan-Shan style from Lan Chou in China depressed ovoid form, two lug handles, pinkish-buff earthenware with bold swirling design, enclosing 'bull's eye' motifs.
Provenance
N.S.Brown
Venue details
The Potteries Museum and Art Gallery
Bethesda Street, Hanley, STOKE-ON-TRENT
Staffordshire
ST1 3DW
01782 232 323
www.stokemuseums.org.uk/visit/pmag
Entry details
Free with National Art PassMon – Sat, 10am – 5pm
Sun, 11am – 4pm
Please see the Potteries Museum & Art Gallery website for Christmas opening