The jar has a flat rim, a round lip, a wide mouth, a thin neck, a sloping shoulder, a bulging abdomen, and a flat base. The neck is decorated with two bands of stripes consisting of ivy patterns and string patterns. The shoulder is decorated with two bands of ivy patterns and one band of stamped patterns. The abdomen is decorated with two bands of ivy patterns and one band of stamped patterns. These are all common patterns on Northern Wei pottery, and they have the typical characteristics of Northern Wei pottery from the Pingcheng period.
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