Eagle-shaped Pottery Ding

Eagle-shaped Pottery Ding

Neolithic ceramic vessel; Chinese cultural heritage; Yangshao Culture

A Neolithic pottery ding shaped like an eagle, unearthed in 1958 from the Miaodigou site in Henan Province, China. It is the only known example of its kind and is considered a national treasure. Listed on the official registry of relics prohibited from international exhibition. The object is currently held at the National Museum of China.

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National Museum of China. (2020). Eagle-shaped pottery ding. https://en.chnmuseum.cn/collections_577/collection_highlights_608/archaeological_discoveries_609/202008/t20200811_246942.html

National Museum of China

1958-10-01

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Listed in “First Batch of Cultural Relics Forbidden to Be Exhibited Abroad” issued by the National Cultural Heritage Administration.
http://www.ncha.gov.cn/module/download/downfile.jsp?classid=0&filename=2406140832015954354.pdf

Pottery; height 30.3 cm; width 16.4 cm; depth 26.5 cm

Not applicable

Ceramic Artifact

NMC-00001

Huaxian County, Shaanxi Province, Neolithic China (ca. 5000–3000 BCE)