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wpe3D.jpg (13623 bytes) Proto-porcelain Zun, wine vessel

Shang Dynasty (16th century ¡ª11th century B.C.)

Unearthed at Zhenzhou, Henan

Height: 25.6cm

Mouth diameter: 21.4cm

Porcelain had already appeared in the Shang Dynasty, This Zun was Unearthed at a tomb of the Shang Dynasty at Zhengzhou in 1955. It was made from Kaolin clay £¨clay for porcelain£©and at a temperature of over 1000 degree . It has a thin layer of green glaze on the surface, and is the earliest porcelain discovered in China so far .


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