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Red pottery beast shaped pot


  In the Neolithic age, Dawenkou Culture. It is 21.6 cm high. It was unearthed at Dawenkou site in Tai'an, Shandong Province in 1959. Wine vessels. Sand mixed red pottery, polished all over, round face and ears, covered with red pottery clothes, glossy and shiny. Arch nose, open mouth, bulge abdomen, four feet, short tail upturned, ears pierced holes, back mounted arc handle, tail root a cylindrical water injection nozzle, can receive water, mouth can water, body fat, belly bulge increases the volume, four feet stand up for heating, vivid and beautiful shape, similar to pig or dog shape. The whole ware is ingeniously conceived, which is to use the ware without losing artistic interest. It accurately grasps the proportional structure and body shape characteristics of various parts of animals, showing the superb pottery making level of Dawenkou ancestors. It is a unique shape of Dawenkou Culture.