Broad-shouldered jar
Banshan phase, c. 2650-2300 BCE
Description
Ovoid jar with short, cylindrical neck, broad shoulders, sides tapering inward to a small, flat base, and two strap lug handles positioned bilaterally just below the shoulder; buff earthenware lightly burnished and decorated with geometric designs painted in black and burgundy slips before firing. Majiayao culture, Banshan type. From the upper Yellow River valley region; Gansu, Qinghai, or Ningxia province.
Dimensions
H. 40.2 x W. (across handles) 47 x Diam. 42.2 cm (15 13/16 x 18 1/2 x 16 5/8 in.)
Provenance
[Priestley and Ferraro, London, May 2001] sold; to Walter C. Sedgwick Foundation, Woodside, CA (2001-2006), partial gift; to Harvard University Art Museums, 2006.
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