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Wang Haidong, vice-chairman of the Institute of Ancient Painted Pottery of Gansu Province, shows the ancient pot.
Archaeologists discovered piece of an ancient pot decorated with patterns of genitalia in Lintao, Gansu province in West China.
Experts say the pot has a history of about 4,500 years, or the work of Banshan genre of the Majiajiao Culture.
They pointed out that this pot is the first Banshan genre work to be found with patterns of both male and female genitalia. The discovery has great value for the study of gender and sex worship in ancient China.
Editor: Catherine
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