Long-necked jar
Majiayao phase, c. 3300-2650 BCE
Description
Ovoid jar with flared lip, cylindrical neck, broad shoulders, sides tapering inward to a flat base, and two lug handles beneath shoulders; buff earthenware with geometric decoration painted in black slip and white pigment. Majiayao culture, Majiayao type. From the upper Yellow River valley region; Gansu, Qinghai, or Ningxia province.
Dimensions
H. 23.2 x W. (across handles) 20.5 x Diam. 16 cm (9 1/8 x 8 1/16 x 6 5/16 in.)
Provenance
[Eskenazi, Ltd., London, April 2001] sold; to Walter C. Sedgwick Foundation, Woodside, CA (2001-2006), partial gift; to Harvard University Art Museums, 2006.
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