Neolithic China

Geometric bowl, ca. 4000 BCE

Majiayao Culture, ca. 3000 BCE

Yangshao Culture, ca. 2500 BCE.

Black "Eggshell" Ware Vessels from the Longshan Culture, 2600-2000 BCE.

A jade disc or Bi, a classic form that served as a symbol of power for millennia and was probably used in rituals honoring the ancestors.

Late Neolithic jade dragons