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Flat backed jar

Flat backed jar

Chinese

Jar with flared mouth and neck, globular body flattened on one side, two small strap handles on the shoulders, bordering the flattened back, and flat base; reddish buff earthenware with decoration cold-painted in white pigments on a red ground. Dawenkou culture; probably from Shandong province.

Earthenware with cold-painted pigments

Neolithic period, Dawenkou culture, c. 4300-2600 BCE

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