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Tripod jar

Tripod jar

Chinese

Ovoid jar with slightly flared neck and mouth, two loop handles at the shoulders, and three small, conical feet; red earthenware with dark gray irregular markings from firing. Peiligang culture. From the middle Yellow River valley region: Henan province.

Earthenware

Neolithic period, Peiligang culture, c. 6500-5000 BCE

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