Pot Sherd

Japan

Jomon period (about 10,000 - 400 BC), About 1000 BC

  • Titles Pot Sherd (Descriptive)
  • Artist Japan
  • Medium earthenware
  • Dimensions 7 x 7 in. (17.8 x 17.8 cm)
  • Credit Line Gift of David W. Chase, 1971.47
  • Work Type sherd
  • Classification Fragments

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