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Based in the northwest, the Majiaoyao represents one phase of the extensive Yangshao culture of north China during the Neolithic period.
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Title: Jar with Spiral Decoration
Period: Neolithic (ca. 3300–2500 BCE) Majiaoyao phase (3200–2650 BCE)
Date: Machang type (ca. 2350–2050 BCE)
Culture: China
Medium: Earthenware with pigment
Dimensions: H. 13 1/2 in. (34.3 cm)
Classification: Ceramics
Credit Line: Charlotte C. and John C. Weber Collection, Gift of Charlotte C. and John C. Weber, 1994
Object Number: 1994.605.126
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