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Page 103
... pottery is de- rived . Patterns are initially strictly rectilinear , though the rigidity is later broken up by the use of curvilinear elements . At a developed stage of the style , the shapes are better proportioned and the vases ...
... pottery is de- rived . Patterns are initially strictly rectilinear , though the rigidity is later broken up by the use of curvilinear elements . At a developed stage of the style , the shapes are better proportioned and the vases ...
Page 297
... pottery is the only surviving expression of their artistic style although we know , from fragmentary remains , that ... pottery for glimpses of current ideas of beauty and style . The population of Neolithic China was widespread over the ...
... pottery is the only surviving expression of their artistic style although we know , from fragmentary remains , that ... pottery for glimpses of current ideas of beauty and style . The population of Neolithic China was widespread over the ...
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... pottery has low - relief carved decoration and fat stirrup spouts ; later pottery may be painted and slimmer in form . The variation in the shape of stirrup spouts is a useful chronological marker in Chavin and later times . In addition ...
... pottery has low - relief carved decoration and fat stirrup spouts ; later pottery may be painted and slimmer in form . The variation in the shape of stirrup spouts is a useful chronological marker in Chavin and later times . In addition ...
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