Miniature Jar with anthropomorphic cover Miniature Jar with anthropomorphic cover
c. 2300-1500 BCE
Description
Miniature covered jar with globular body and two loop handles, the lid with tall finial in the form of a stylized human head; buff earthenware with applique elements. Probably Qijia culture. From the upper Yellow River valley region; Gansu, Qinghai, or Shaanxi province or Inner Mongolia.
Dimensions
H. 15.9 x W. (across handles) 10 x Diam. 6.8 cm (6 1/4 x 3 15/16 x 2 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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