Footed beaker
c. 4300-2600 BCE
Description
Cylindrical beaker with beveled rim, straight sides, bulging lower portion curving inward to a splayed circular foot; gray earthenware. Dawenkou culture. From the middle and lower Yellow River valley regions; Shandong, northern Jiangsu, northern Anhui, and eastern Henan provinces.
Dimensions
H. 10.8 x Diam. 8.2 cm (4 1/4 x 3 1/4 in.)
Provenance
[Nicholas Grindley, London, 2001] sold; to Walter C. Sedgwick Foundation, Woodside, CA (2001-2006), partial gift; to Harvard University Art Museums, 2006.
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