Pottery bowl with pig motif. Zhejiang Museum. Hemudu culture (7,000–5,300 years ago)
Height cm, Length of rim cm, Length of base 15 cm, Thickness approx. cm Unearthed at Hemudu Site in Yuyao This bowl is made of black pottery mixed with charcoal and is an oblong shape with rounded corners. It has a polished, shiny outer surface and a rough inner surface with stripes left by horizontal friction. On both of the longer sides there is a pig incised in smooth and vigorous lines, which has a long snout, pricked ears, long legs, a short tail, thick bristles, and a slightly drooping belly. The belly is adorned with incised circles and a grass blade design, which are common in Hemudu culture. The two pigs face different directions, and one is smaller than the other and has simpler decorations. Such differences in decoration between symmetrical animal motifs is also common on various artefacts of Hemudu culture. Exhibition of The History And Culture of Zhejiang Province. Beijing Capital Museum.
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