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Qijia Culture Cord-Impressed Pottery Jar warringstatesperiod shaping the foundations of modernQijia Culture, c. 23001700 BC, Gansu Province, China A fantastic and rare example of an early Bronze Age pottery vessel attributed to the Qijia Culture (c. 23001700 BC), one of the earliest bronze producing societies of northwest China. The jar is hand built from reddish earthenware with fine sand temperadded to prevent cracking during firing. Its surface displays natural variations in tone, ranging from pale yellowish brown to deep orange red,