1730-1550 BCE
Vessel to the right in image.
13.3 x 8.5 x 2.7 cm (5 1/4 x 3 3/8 x 1 1/16 in.)
Northern black ware of Cizhou type: light gray stoneware with dark brown glaze, the markings in overglaze iron oxide. Probably from the kilns at Zibo, Shandong province.
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