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English: Collection of Palace Museum, Beijing.

Originally upload to: https://www.flickr.com/photos/rosemania/3267206463/in/set-72157612350685280/

Painted pottery pot with frog motifs. Majiayao Culture, Machang phase. Neolithic era, 2200-2000 B.C.

The frog is commonly worshiped by early Yellow River residents. The motif was passed down to classical Chinese culture as well. Majiayao culture is a group of Neolithic communities who lived primarily in the upper Yellow River region in Gansu and Qinghai, China. The culture existed from 3100 BC to 2700 BC.
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