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title: Jomon Flame Pot from Dodaira
author: Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/9523/jomon-flame-pot-from-dodaira/
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updated: 1970-01-01
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# Jomon Flame Pot from Dodaira

_Authored by [Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/OsamaSMAmin/)_

## Image File

[![Jomon Flame Pot from Dodaira](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/9523.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/9523.jpg)

## Image Caption

"Flame" pots, such as this, are just one type of a long ceramic tradition that continued for some 13,000 years during the [Jomon period](https://www.worldhistory.org/Jomon_Period/) in [Japan](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Japan/). They were made in the Middle Jomon period (3500-2500 BCE) in the area that is now modern Niigata prefecture in central Honshu. The trumpet shape, with the rim flaring wider than the base, may have helped prevent the contents from boiling over when used on an open fire. The pots are extravagantly decorated on the outside and around the rim. They often have the carbonized food on the inside and so were definitely used for cooking. Earthenware vessel. Middle Jomon period, around 3000 BCE. From Dodaira, Tsunan, Niigata prefecture, Japan. (The British Museum, London).

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## About the Author

Associate Professor of Neurology and lover of the Cradle of Civilization, Mesopotamia. I'm very interested in Mesopotamian history and always try to take photos of archaeological sites and artifacts in museums, both in Iraq and around the world.
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## Cite This Work

### APA
Amin, O. S. M. (2018, November 29). Jomon Flame Pot from Dodaira. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/9523/jomon-flame-pot-from-dodaira/>
### Chicago
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Jomon Flame Pot from Dodaira." *World History Encyclopedia*, November 29, 2018. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/9523/jomon-flame-pot-from-dodaira/>.
### MLA
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Jomon Flame Pot from Dodaira." *World History Encyclopedia*, 29 Nov 2018, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/9523/jomon-flame-pot-from-dodaira/>.

## License & Copyright

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