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title: Jomon Ritual Pottery Vessel
author: Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/9524/jomon-ritual-pottery-vessel/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Jomon Ritual Pottery Vessel

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

## Image File

[![Jomon Ritual Pottery Vessel](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/9524.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/9524.jpg)

## Image Caption

These ancient ceramics are decorated with cord markings. They gave the [Jomon period](https://www.worldhistory.org/Jomon_Period/), (13,00-500 BCE) its name; Jomon means "cord-marked". A stick was wrapped with braided cord and then rolled over the surface of the vessels to decorate them. Most of the posts seem to have been for cooking or storage. From about 2500 BCE, ceramics known as "flame pots" were produced in what is now Niigata prefecture. They have dramatic flaring rims and were probably used in rituals. Earthenware. From [Japan](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Japan/). 13,500 to 500 BCE. (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, December 12). Jomon Ritual Pottery Vessel. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/9524/jomon-ritual-pottery-vessel/>
### Chicago
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Jomon Ritual Pottery Vessel." *World History Encyclopedia*, December 12, 2018. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/9524/jomon-ritual-pottery-vessel/>.
### MLA
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Jomon Ritual Pottery Vessel." *World History Encyclopedia*, 12 Dec 2018, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/9524/jomon-ritual-pottery-vessel/>.

## License & Copyright

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