Wide-mouthed jar
c. 3300-2200 BCE
Description
Small wide-mouthed jar with globular body, short neck, flared mouth rim, circular pedestal base, and two lug handles at the shoulders; medium gray earthenware with lightly burnished and darkened surface. Liangzhu culture. From the lower Yangzi River region; Jiangsu or Zhejiang province.
Dimensions
H. 9.5 x W. (across handles) 11.4 x Diam. 10 cm (3 3/4 x 4 1/2 x 3 15/16 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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