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Covered tripod vessel

Covered tripod vessel

Chinese

Covered tripod vessel with everted rim and cylindrical body slightly widening toward the base, supported on three rectangular legs; the lightly domed cover with a single loop handle at the center; incised bowstring lines and four pairs of bosses reminiscent of rivet heads decorate the body; thinly potted, lightly burnished blackened earthenware with incised decoration. Longshan culture; probably from Shandong province.

Black earthenware

Neolithic period, Shandong Longshan culture, c. 2600-2000 BCE

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