Deep Vessel with Handles, 把手付深鉢形土器, Middle Jomon period (ca. 3500–2500 ), Japan, Earthenware with cord-marked and incised

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Deep Vessel with Handles, 把手付深鉢形土器, Middle Jomon period (ca. 3500–2500 ), Japan, Earthenware with cord-marked and incised decoration, H. 13 in. (33 cm), Ceramics, The swirling, dynamic appearance of the rim of this deep bowl is one of the most recognizable characteristics of wares made during Japan's oldest known civilization, the Jomon. Forming a dramatic contrast to the flamboyant ornamentation along the top is the relatively simple cord-marked lower portion of the vessel

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