Luxurious pedestaled beaker

Beaker

The Vinča culture

5300-4300 BC

clay

Three-coloured beaker on a pedestal. Different colours are made during the baking process. Parts of the vessel were covered, creating different environment with and without oxygen presence that consequently producing different colours. This technological innovation occurs in the Vinča culture. On the vessel rim, four animal heads are placed, and 3D modelled.