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Jar with two loop handles

Jar with two loop handles

Chinese

Tall jar of cylindrical form, the lower portion tapering inward slightly to a small, flat base; two wide loop handles near the midpoint; a decorative band of diagonal and horizontal lines in repeating patterns at the waist; grayish buff earthenware with applique handles, incised decor, and dark markings from firing. Hongshan culture. From northeastern China; Liaoning province or Inner Mongolia.

Grayish buff earthenware

Neolithic period, Hongshan culture, c. 4500-3000 BCE

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