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Stem Cup with Hollow Stem and Geometric Decor

Stem Cup with Hollow Stem and Geometric Decor

Chinese

Black earthenware with incised and openwork decoration, the surface burnished before firing. Middle and Lower Yellow River area; Shandong and Jiangsu provinces; possibly from Shandong province.

Neolithic period, Dawenkou culture, c. 4300-2600 BCE

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