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title: Majiayao Chinese Pottery
author: John Tuttle
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/6678/majiayao-chinese-pottery/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Majiayao Chinese Pottery

_Authored by [John Tuttle](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/jptuttleb9/)_

## Image File

[![Majiayao Chinese Pottery](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/6678.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/6678.jpg)

## Image Caption

This is a single-loop-handled pot from the Gansu Province of [China](https://www.worldhistory.org/china/); it dates back to the Majiayao Period, circa 3400 to 2000 BCE. [Cyrus](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Cyrus/) [Tang](https://www.worldhistory.org/Tang_Dynasty/) Hall of China exhibit in the Field Museum in Chicago, Illinois, USA.

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## About the Author

John Tuttle is a Catholic man working as a freelance writer, photographer, and history enthusiast. Based out of Illinois, he has been published on Ancient Origins, ZME Science, and War History Online.
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## Cite This Work

### APA
Tuttle, J. (2017, May 22). Majiayao Chinese Pottery. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/6678/majiayao-chinese-pottery/>
### Chicago
Tuttle, John. "Majiayao Chinese Pottery." *World History Encyclopedia*, May 22, 2017. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/6678/majiayao-chinese-pottery/>.
### MLA
Tuttle, John. "Majiayao Chinese Pottery." *World History Encyclopedia*, 22 May 2017, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/6678/majiayao-chinese-pottery/>.

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