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title: Jomon pottery
author: The Trustees of the British Museum
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4567/jomon-pottery/
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updated: 1970-01-01
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# Jomon pottery

_Authored by The Trustees of the British Museum_

## Image File

[![Jomon pottery](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/4567.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/4567.jpg)

## Image Caption

Deep pot (32 cm high) with impressed decoration from the Middle [Jomon Period](https://www.worldhistory.org/Jomon_Period/).

## Cite This Work

### APA
Museum, T. T. o. t. B. (2016, February 26). Jomon pottery. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4567/jomon-pottery/>
### Chicago
Museum, The Trustees of the British. "Jomon pottery." *World History Encyclopedia*, February 26, 2016. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4567/jomon-pottery/>.
### MLA
Museum, The Trustees of the British. "Jomon pottery." *World History Encyclopedia*, 26 Feb 2016, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4567/jomon-pottery/>.

## License & Copyright

© Trustees of the [British Museum](http://www.britishmuseum.org/). Republished under the British Museum [Standard Terms of Use](http://www.britishmuseum.org/about_this_site/terms_of_use.aspx) for non-profit educational purposes. [Original image](http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=765512&partId=1&images=true&matcult=15872&page=1) by [**The Trustees of the British Museum**](http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=765512&partId=1&images=true&matcult=15872&page=1). Submitted by [Ibolya Horváth](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/horvath.ibolya/ "User Page: Ibolya Horváth"), published on 26 February 2016. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Copyright](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copyright). You cannot use, copy, distribute, or modify this item without explicit permission from the author. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.

