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Banpo site, early 5th millennium,
BCE (Neolithic) |
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Basin, painted pottery with
human face motif, 4th millennium BCE, Banpo (Neolithic) |
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Burial urn, painted pottery
w. spiral motif, late 3rd millennium BCE, Banshan (Neolithic) |
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Pitcher on 3 legs, pottery,
late 3rd-early 2nd millennium BCE, Shandong Longshan (Neolithic) |
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Beaker, black pottery, late
3rd-early 2nd millennium BCE, Shandong Longshan (Neolithic) |
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Burial with jade ritual implements,
3rd millennium BCE, Liangzhu (Neolithic) |
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Ritual disk (bi), jade, 3rd
millennium BCE, Liangzhu (Neolithic) |
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Tall ritual tube (cong) w. schematic
corner mask patterns, 3rd millennium BCE, Liangzhu (Neolithic) |
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Ritual tube (cong) w. detailed
corner masks and "spirit rider" motif, 3rd millennium BCE, Liangzhu
(Neolithic) |
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Line drawing of "spirit
rider" design on ritual tube (cong), 3rd millennium BCE, (Neolithic)
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