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Spouted jug with anthropomorphic top

Spouted jug with anthropomorphic top

Chinese

Pouring vessel with angular neck, ovoid body, strap handle attached from rim to shoulder, tubular spout, and opening in the form of a laughing human face; buff earthenware. Qijia culture. From the upper Yellow River valley region; Gansu, Qinghai, or Shaanxi province or Inner Mongolia.

Earthenware

Qijia culture, c. 2300-1500 BCE

Vessels