COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
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The AMICA Library
Collection
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AMICA ID:
MMA_.1992.165.8
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MMA_.1992.165.8
AMICA ID
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AMICA Library Year:
2002
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2002
AMICA Library Year
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Object Type:
Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
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Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
Object Type
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Description:
Large and small two-handled jars, pitchers, bowls, and beakers are the most common forms produced in the Machang phase of the Majiayao (or Gansu Yangshao) culture. Decorative motifs on Machang-period wares are largely geometric and include curvilinear patterns and cross-hatching, and lozenges, triangles, circles, and squares in an endless array of combinations. The zoomorphic figure in the center of this jar is one of the more distinctive images in the Machang vocabulary. Four limbs, bent in the center, are attached to a long torso, capped by a small head. Feathers or some other type of tufting are found at the end of the upper limbs and at the joints of all four appendages. These enigmatic motifs are variously interpreted: they are sometimes explained as abstract representations of natural creatures such as frogs; other hypotheses suggest that they are symbolic of either the costume worn by a shaman or the transformation he undergoes during rituals.
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Large and small two-handled jars, pitchers, bowls, and beakers are the most common forms produced in the Machang phase of the Majiayao (or Gansu Yangshao) culture. Decorative motifs on Machang-period wares are largely geometric and include curvilinear patterns and cross-hatching, and lozenges, triangles, circles, and squares in an endless array of combinations. The zoomorphic figure in the center of this jar is one of the more distinctive images in the Machang vocabulary. Four limbs, bent in the center, are attached to a long torso, capped by a small head. Feathers or some other type of tufting are found at the end of the upper limbs and at the joints of all four appendages. These enigmatic motifs are variously interpreted: they are sometimes explained as abstract representations of natural creatures such as frogs; other hypotheses suggest that they are symbolic of either the costume worn by a shaman or the transformation he undergoes during rituals.
Description
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Creator Nationality:
Asian; Far East Asian; Chinese
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Asian; Far East Asian; Chinese
Creator Nationality
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Creator Name-CRT:
Majiayao culture
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Majiayao culture
Creator Name-CRT
false
Title:
Jar
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Jar
Title
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View:
Principal view
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Principal view
View
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Creation Date:
ca. 2300?2000 B.C.
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ca. 2300?2000 B.C.
Creation Date
false
Creation Start Date:
-2
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-2
Creation Start Date
false
Creation End Date:
2
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2
Creation End Date
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Materials and Techniques:
Earthenware with painted decoration
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Earthenware with painted decoration
Materials and Techniques
false
Style or Period:
Machang phase
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Machang phase
Style or Period
false
Creation Place:
Gansu or Qinghai Province, China
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Gansu or Qinghai Province, China
Creation Place
false
Dimensions:
H. 12 3/8 in. (31.4 cm)
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H. 12 3/8 in. (31.4 cm)
Dimensions
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AMICA Contributor:
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art
AMICA Contributor
false
Owner Location:
New York, New York
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New York, New York
Owner Location
false
ID Number:
1992.165.8
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1992.165.8
ID Number
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Credit Line:
Charlotte C. and John C. Weber Collection, Gift of Charlotte C. and John C. Weber, 1992
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Charlotte C. and John C. Weber Collection, Gift of Charlotte C. and John C. Weber, 1992
Credit Line
false
Copyright:
Copyright ? 2002 The Metropolitan Museum of Art. All rights reserved.
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Copyright ? 2002 The Metropolitan Museum of Art. All rights reserved.
Copyright
false
Rights:
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<a href="http://www.metmuseum.org/education/er_photo_lib.asp"target="_new">http://www.metmuseum.org/education/er_photo_lib.asp</a>
Rights
false
Related Image Identifier Link:
MMA_.h1_1992.165.8.tif
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MMA_.h1_1992.165.8.tif
Related Image Identifier Link
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