Tripod ewer (gui)
VesselsChinese5th-3rd millennium BCE

Tripod ewer (gui)

Possibly Dawenkou culture, c. 4300-2600 BCE

Description

Gui-type tripod ewer with three pouched, hollow legs resting on small pointed tips, single strap handle, and trefoil spout; gray earthenware. Neolithic culture uncertain, possibly Dawenkou. From the middle or lower Yellow River valley regions.

Classification
Vessels
Medium
Earthenware
Culture
Chinese
Period
Neolithic period, Dawenkou culture, c. 4300-2600 BCE
Century
5th-3rd millennium BCE
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Department
Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

H. 16.5 x W. 10.4 x D. 9.2 cm (6 1/2 x 4 1/8 x 3 5/8 in.)

Provenance

[Nicholas Grindley, London, March 2001] sold; to Walter C. Sedgwick Foundation, Woodside, CA (2001-2006), partial gift; to Harvard University Art Museums, 2006.

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