c. 2300-1500 BCE
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.
H. 12 x W. 10.8 x Diam. 8.1 cm (4 3/4 x 4 1/4 x 3 3/16 in.)
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