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.
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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