Fire-flame vessel: An exquisitely crafted 4,500-year-old pot from a mysterious culture in Japan
This ceramic vessel from prehistoric Japan may be decorated with flames, but archaeologists are unsure about their meaning. (Image credit: Cleveland Museum of Art; Public Domain) QUICK FACTS Name: Fire-flame vessel (ka’en doki) What it is: A decorated earthenware vessel Where it is from: Honshu, Japan When it was made: Circa 2500 B.C. This ceramic […]











