Small jar with two strap handles
VesselsChinese3rd-2nd millennium BCE

Small jar with two strap handles

Longshan culture, late phase, 2800-1900 BCE

Description

Small jar with lightly constricted waist, flat base, and two strap handles attached from rim to just below waist; light gray earthenware with applique elements and incised decoration. Longshan culture; from the middle Yellow River valley region; Shaanxi, Shanxi, or Henan province.

Classification
Vessels
Medium
Gray earthenware
Culture
Chinese
Period
Neolithic period, Longshan culture, c. 3000-1900 BCE
Century
3rd-2nd millennium BCE
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Department
Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

H. 12.1 x W. (across handles) 12.8 x Diam. 10 cm (4 3/4 x 5 1/16 x 3 15/16 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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