Jar with flared mouth

The simple shape of this flared-mouth jar, the angular body on a flat base, appears repeatedly in those unearthed from Tianshui, Huidi'er, and Zhuanglang areas of the Shilingxia phase in Gansu. It is painted with two round circles and cross-hatching alternating with a fluid leaf-shaped ornament on the body. The body's brick color contrasts with the painted black decorations to evoke the features of early Majiayao ceramics. This motif of streamlined leaves whipping around circles continued into later phases, but was modified later in the Banshan and Machang phases.