Pottery vessel

Japan
Late Jōmon period, 2000-1000 BC

Low-fired pottery

This vessel has a gentle outward curve ending in a wide mouth. It is decorated with an all-over design made by the impression of a cord, and a shallowly incised border. It belongs to the final phase of Jōmon wares (about 2000-1000 BC). It was probably used for boiling food, including plants, nuts, fish and meat.

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