Cup with handle
c. 1600-600 BCE
Description
Bowl-shaped cup with one strap handle attached from rim to midsection; coarse buff earthenware with geometric decoration painted in black slip. Xindian culture. From the upper Yellow River valley region; Gansu, Qinghai, or Ningxia province.
Dimensions
H. 8 x W. 11.5 x Diam. 9.8 cm (3 1/8 x 4 1/2 x 3 7/8 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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