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Tripod cauldron (ding)

Tripod cauldron (ding)

Chinese

Small cauldron supported on three conical feet with globular body, indented neck, and lightly flared lip; lightly burnished blackened earthenware with incised bowstring lines around the shoulder. Longshan culture; from Shandong province.

Black earthenware

Neolithic period, Shandong Longshan culture, c. 2600-2000 BCE

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