Grey Pottery Hehe

[Grey Pottery He]

Grey Pottery He, Shang, 12.3 cm high, 8.2 cm caliber, 4.8 cm foot pitch
He (h é Yinhe) has a straight mouth slightly outward, and a tubular flow is placed on one side of the shoulder, and the corresponding side is a head-shaped handle. Round bottom with three legs. The shoulders and abdomen are decorated with two and four string patterns respectively
This grey pottery He is a relic of the Shang Dynasty. Its shape is regular, its body texture is fine, and its shoulders and abdomen are decorated with simple string patterns. The whole utensil looks simple in shape and simple in decoration
He is an ancient wine container, or an ancient instrument for mixing wine and water. It can be seen in pottery and bronze ware of the Shang Dynasty. The basic shape of He is deep belly, round mouth, with flow at the front and handle at the back
The formation of grey pottery is due to the fact that the iron oxide in the clay can not be fully oxidized when the pottery is fired in a weak reducing atmosphere, so it shows the color of ferrous oxide. Grey pottery has appeared in the middle of the Neolithic Age, and has developed greatly in the Shang Dynasty with a large output.

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