Sentence:  One can take a vase of about 800 B.C. and , without any knowledge of its place of origin , venture to assign it to a specific <WSD>area</WSD> ; imitation and borrowing of motifs now become ascertainable . 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  a particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography)