Chinese pottery: Clay jar, Neolithic era
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Consten, Eleanor von Erdberg
Photographer: Arthur Llewellyn Basham
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This type of large, hemi-spherical clay jar was probably used as a storage vessel. The narrow neck opening could be plugged with a wooden stopper. The two loop handles were attached at the centre of the jar giving a firm hold. The jar is painted and is of the Yangshao type, from Gansu province. the geometrical design of cowrie-like shapes symbolising fertility is painted in white, black and red. -- h: 40 cm.
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China, ceramics, book scan
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1958
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This image is provided for research purposes only and must not be reproduced without the prior permission of the Archives Program, Australian National University.
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