Small jar with anthropomorphic cover
Banshan phase, c. 2650-2300 BCE
Description
Small ovoid jar with two lug handles, zigzag mouth opening, and fitted cover with knob in the form of a human head; buff earthenware with geometric decoration painted in black slip. Majiayao culture, Banshan type. From the upper Yellow River valley region; Gansu, Qinghai, or Ningxia province.
Dimensions
H. (with cover) 13.1 x W. (across handles) 14.3 x Diam. 11.5 cm (5 3/16 x 5 5/8 x 4 1/2 in.)
Provenance
[J.J. Lally & Co., New York, June 2001] sold; to Walter C. Sedgwick Foundation, Woodside, CA (2001-2006), partial gift; to Harvard University Art Museums, 2006.
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