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Small jar with anthropomorphic cover

Small jar with anthropomorphic cover

Chinese

Small ovoid jar with two lug handles, zigzag mouth opening, and fitted cover with knob in the form of a human head; buff earthenware with geometric decoration painted in black slip. Majiayao culture, Banshan type. From the upper Yellow River valley region; Gansu, Qinghai, or Ningxia province.

Earthenware with slip-painted decoration

Neolithic period, Majiayao culture, c. 3300-2000 BCE

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