nov 14, 1000 BC - Terra Cotta Fragment (Lapita)

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1000 BCE
Ceramic, red slip earthenware
Lapita people; Solomon Islands
Period: Prehistoric
Artist: Unknown
Date: 1000 B.C.E.
Function: Were thought to be used for cooking, serving, or storing food. Could also be used as free-standing decorations
Form: dotted/circular/hatching patterns, dashed lines
Content: geometric patterns. Human face. Outlined forms
Context: Lapita culture noted for pottery
Medium: terra cotta
Patron: Unknown
Location: Solomon Islands

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