Wide-mouthed jar
c. 2000-1600 BCE
Description
Globular jar with indented neck, broad body, lower portion tapering inward to a small, flat base, and with two strap handles attached from rim to shoulders; buff earthenware with crosshatched decoration painted in black slip on neck and body. Siba culture. From the upper Yellow River valley region, probably Gansu province.
Dimensions
H. 20.3 x W. (across handles) 22 x Diam. 22.5 cm (8 x 8 11/16 x 8 7/8 in.)
Provenance
[Kaikodo, 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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