Jug with “owl-head” top
c. 2300-1500 BCE
Description
Pouring vessel with ovoid body, short handle attached from rim to shoulder, and top in the form of a face with two eyes and an open mouth, said to resemble the head of an owl; buff earthenware with dark fire markings and with incised and applique decoration. Qijia culture. From the upper Yellow River valley region; Gansu, Qinghai, or Shaanxi province or Inner Mongolia.
Dimensions
H. 16.2 x W. (across handles) 14.5 x Diam. 12.2 cm (6 3/8 x 5 11/16 x 4 13/16 in.)
Provenance
[J.J. Lally & Co., New York, 2001] sold; to Walter C. Sedgwick Foundation, Woodside, CA (2001-2006), partial gift; to Harvard University Art Museums, 2006.
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