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Tripod with single handle
Tripod with single handle

Tripod with single handle

Place of OriginShaanxi province or Henan province, China
Dateapprox. 2800-2000 BCE
PeriodNeolithic period (approx. 10,000-2000 BCE)
CultureLongshan
MaterialsGray low-fired ceramic with cord marks
DimensionsH. 6 in x W. 5 1/4 in, H. 15.2 cm x W. 13.3 cm
Credit LineThe Avery Brundage Collection
Object numberB60P2074
DepartmentChinese Art
ClassificationsCeramics
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The li tripod was a common form for cookware in the middle and upper valleys of the Yellow River during the Longshan culture. Single-handled li have been reported from the Shaanxi and Henan sections of the Longshan culture and from the Gansu area of the Qijia culture. This example has a straight, cylindrical mouth and hollow, bag-shaped legs. This type of li with gray body, embracing elements of the Longshan culture in Shaanxi and Henan, has been found in the Guanzhong area where the three provinces of Henan, Shaanxi, and Shanxi meet.