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Jar cord marked decor

Jar cord marked decor

Chinese

Jar with flared mouth, sloped shoulders, sides tapering inward to a flat base, and strap handles; red earthenware with applique handles and cord-impressed decoration. Qijia culture. From the upper Yellow River valley region; Gansu, Qinghai, or Shaanxi province or Inner Mongolia.

Earthenware with cord impressed decoration

Qijia culture, c. 2300-1500 BCE

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