File:China Majiayao painted pottery.JPG

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Collection of Palace Museum, Beijing.

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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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current20:43, 3 January 2017Thumbnail for version as of 20:43, 3 January 20172,376 × 3,416 (727 KB)127.0.0.1 (talk)Collection of Palace Museum, Beijing. <p>Originally upload to: <a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/rosemania/3267206463/in/set-72157612350685280/">http://www.flickr.com/photos/rosemania/3267206463/in/set-72157612350685280/</a> </p> <p>Painted pottery pot with frog motifs. Majiayao Culture, Machang phase. Neolithic era, 2200-2000 B.C. </p> 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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