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Grey pottery back pot


  In the Neolithic age, Dawenkou Culture. The height is 17.5 cm, the caliber is 9 cm, and the bottom diameter is 6.8 cm. It was unearthed at Dawenkou site in Tai'an, Shandong Province in 1959. The water container has a straight neck, bulging abdomen and flat bottom. Two ring buttons are placed on the flat side of the abdomen to carry the rope. On the other side, there is a convex nose with vermilion painted on the mouth edge. The ring buttons and convex nose are decorated with vermilion dots.