Tripod cauldron (ding)
c. 2600-2000 BCE
Description
Small cauldron supported on three conical feet with globular body, indented neck, and lightly flared lip; lightly burnished blackened earthenware with incised bowstring lines around the shoulder. Longshan culture; from Shandong province.
Dimensions
H. 14.2 x Diam. 11.8 cm (5 9/16 x 4 5/8 in.)
Provenance
[J.J. Lally & Co., New York, 2002] sold; to Walter C. Sedgwick Foundation, Woodside, CA (2002-2006), partial gift; to Harvard University Art Museums, 2006.
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