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Pottery with Applique decoration with
clay
Yeosu Songdo, Neolithic age : Height 35.2cm |
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Earthenware of the Neolithic Age is made of a earth belt. To make
tight between belt and decorate the earthenware, ancient people added
thin belt or cut patterns on the earthenware. The earthenware with
thin belt is called Pottery with Applique decoration with clay and
the earthenware with comb-patterns is called Comb-pattern pottery.
Sharp bottom is the characteristic of earthenware of the Neolithic
Age. The shape is to make a earthenware stand easily or stand against
the weight of earth. Earthenware were found on stones outdoor an the
bottoms were burnt. The fact shows that the earthenware were used
for boiling food. |
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