Conjoined jars
c. 2300-1500 BCE
Description
Small twin jars with short necks, globular bodies, and strap loop handles, the jars joined at the body, with an opening between them on the interior; buff earthenware with geometric decoration painted in orange-red slip. Qijia culture. From the upper Yellow River valley region; Gansu, Qinghai, or Shaanxi province or Inner Mongolia.
Dimensions
H. 15.8 x W. 19 x D. 14.5 cm (6 1/4 x 7 1/2 x 5 11/16 in.)
Provenance
[The Chinese Porcelain Company, 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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