A Neolithic White Earthenware Stem Cup

LATE DAWENKOU CULTURE, (3000 – 2600 BC) Small stem cup with a flaring lip and elongated stem of truncated triangular form, the flaring stem decorated with two columns of perforations, each column with four small circular perforations. Dawenkou sites have been found along the eastern coast of China in the lower Yellow River valley region in Shandong and northern Jiangsu provinces, and in its later stage extends west into Henan province. For a comparable item visit: https://metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/36447 Lightly burnished, light gray earthenware 6.25 x 3.5 in. (15.86 x 8.89 cm.) PRICE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST

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