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Bird form vessel with anthropomorphic feet

Bird form vessel with anthropomorphic feet

Chinese

Large container with body in the form of a bird standing on two booted anthropomorphic feet, a cylindrical spout projects from bird’s back; a small, rounded zoomorphic head is a recent modern replacement; buff earthenware with decoration painted in black and burgundy slips. Siba culture. From the upper Yellow River valley region, probably Gansu province.

Earthenware with bichrome slip-painted decoration

Siba culture, c. 2000-1600 BCE

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