Monday, September 10, 2012

Neolithic China

Geometric bowl, ca. 4000 BCE


Majiayao Culture, ca. 3000 BCE





Yangshao Culture, ca. 2500 BCE.


Black "Eggshell" Ware Vessels from the Longshan Culture, 2600-2000 BCE.

A jade disc or Bi, a classic form that served as a symbol of power for millennia and was probably used in rituals honoring the ancestors.


Late Neolithic jade dragons

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