Bowl, c. 4500 BCE, 5 3/8 x 10 1/2 x 10 1/2 in. ( x x cm), Banpo type Earthenware, China, 45th-46th century BCE, The Yangshao culture (c. 5000-3000 BCE) located in the middle region of the Yellow River (Huang he) was at its zenith in the fifth millenium BCE. A complex neolithic settlement was discovered at the village of Banpo near Xi'an in Shanxi province which became the namesake to a whole range of ceramic artifacts made in this region. Banpo phase (4800-4300 BCE) pottery is rich in shapes and decorative techniques including painting

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