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Cooking jar with corded pattern decoration
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Jomon culture, Japan, North Kanto
3500–2500 BCE
Terracotta
Louvre Abu Dhabi

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Creative Techniques To decorate this jar, potters added patterns by pressing fine cords into the soft clay and using other tools. These jars were fired in outdoor pits with wood as fuel.

Mysterious Motifs The decorations could represent clouds, water, and fire elements possibly linked to ancient myths and beliefs. What do you think people cooked in this jar?

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