Neolithic earthenware handled cup in a "beer mug" form

The cup was made during the Majiayao culture, Machang period, ca. 3000 BC. It represents the hight aesthetics of ceramics and life quality in the Chinese Neolithic time. It is in the exact form as a German beer mug in a modern life. The cup is burnished and painted with geometric motifs, which are originated from nature, such as fish, fish net, flower, leaf.