【单选题】

According to the passage, the "earlier vases" mentioned in the second paragraph constitute which of the following
A．(A) The product of mixed media art, involving hybrid forms

B．(B) A case of primarily utilitarian art being put to decorative purposes
C．(C) Utilitarian art whose makers were solely concerned with functionality
D．(D) Fine art, whose primary purpose is to convey aesthetic meaning
E．(E) Prehistoric art, about which art historians know little