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Urn

深鉢形土器

c. 2000 BCE

Japan, Jōmon period

(c. 10,500–300 BCE)
Medium
earthenware, terracotta, impressed and incised
Measurements
Diameter: 33 cm (13 in.); Overall: 39.4 cm (15 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
John L. Severance Fund 1960.196
Public Domain
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A tan earthenware vessel features a wide, flared rim that tapers sharply to a narrow base. Its upper portion displays thick, raised swirling patterns and two circular loop handles. Below, the conical body is covered in dense, diagonal cord-marked textures and thin vertical lines. The vessel's muted tones of brown and gray highlight the deep, hand-carved relief and the weathered surface of the ceramic.

Urn

c. 2000 BCE

Japan, Jōmon period (c. 10,500–300 BCE)

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