Wide-mouthed jar
Shilingxia type, date uncertain
Description
Compressed ovoid vessel with everted rim, sloping shoulders, lower body tapering inward to a flat base, and two loop handles angled downward, positioned bilaterally at the midsection; buff earthenware lightly burnished and decorated with abstract designs painted in dark brown slip before firing; painted designs on upper half of body and rim include cruciform motifs within medallions surrounded by curvilinear triangles, arcs, and lines. Decoration reminiscent of painted pottery from Shilingxia.
Dimensions
H. 20.6 x Diam. 27.5 cm (8 1/8 x 10 13/16 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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