| No. | 14 |
| Description | Utsunai Ⅱa type pottery |
| Site | Gifu Ⅲ Site: on the upper floor of Pit House 13 |
| Size (cm) | H. 25.2 |
| Period | Early Epi-Jomon |
| Date | 4th century BC-1st century |
| Possessor | Tokoro Research Laboratory |
| Comment | This type pottery spread throughout northern and eastern Hokkaido (especially the Abashiri region) during the Early to Middle Epi-Jomon period. The series of Utsunai type pottery can be subdivided into Type Ⅱa and Type Ⅱb, and the former, which is the earlier type, has a characteristic feature of small bumps running just under the top of the rim. This piece also has cord-impressions and appliqué decorations on the upper part of the body. |