VesselsChinese2nd millennium BCE

Pouring vessel

c. 2000-1600 BCE

Description

Ovoid vessel with cylindrical neck, sloping shoulders, wide body, and lower portion tapering inward to a small, flat base; one strap handle attached to rim and shoulder, one lug handle on opposite side at waist; buff earthenware with geometric decoration painted in black and burgundy slips on neck and upper body. Siba culture. From the upper Yellow River valley region, probably Gansu province.

Classification

Vessels

Medium

Earthenware with bichrome slip-painted decoration

Culture

Chinese

Period

Siba culture, c. 2000-1600 BCE

Century

2nd millennium BCE

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

H. 27.8 x W. (across vessel and lower handle) 23.6 x Diam. 20.2 cm (10 15/16 x 9 5/16 x 7 15/16 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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