Long-necked jar
Majiayao phase, c. 3300-2650 BCE
Description
Ovoid jar with flared lip, cylindrical neck, broad, sloping shoulders, and sides tapering inward to a flat base; 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. 24.2 x Diam. 23.2 cm (9 1/2 x 9 1/8 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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