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Stem cup

Stem cup

Chinese

Small round cup supported on an elongated, flared hollow stem that widens at the base; white earthenware. Dawenkou culture. From the middle and lower Yellow River valley regions; Shandong, northern Jiangsu, northern Anhui, and eastern Henan provinces.

White earthenwareWhite earthenware

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

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