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Tripod ewer (gui)

Tripod ewer (gui)

Chinese

Gui-type tripod ewer with three pouched, hollow legs resting on small pointed tips, single strap handle, and trefoil spout; gray earthenware. Neolithic culture uncertain, possibly Dawenkou. From the middle or lower Yellow River valley regions.

Earthenware

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

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