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Small Ovoid Jar with Two Strap Handles

Small Ovoid Jar with Two Strap Handles

Chinese

Small jar with flared mouth, constricted neck, ovoid body, and two strap handles attached from rim to shoulders; reddish 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

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