Long-necked jar with dished mouth
6th – early 7th century
Description
Tall, long-necked jar with dish-shaped mouth, slender cylindrical neck, ovoid body, and sides tapering inward to a flat circular base; with two raised bands encircling the neck and lightly incised lines encircling the shoulders; pinkish buff earthenware with pale green lead-fluxed glaze over incised and molded decoration; glaze covers entire vessel, including the base. Place of manufacture uncertain, probably northern China. One of a pair with 2006.170.260.
Dimensions
H. 41.4 x Diam. 23 cm (16 5/16 x 9 1/16 in.)
Provenance
[The Chinese Porcelain Company, New York, October 2000] sold; to Walter C. Sedgwick Foundation, Woodside, CA (2000-2006), partial gift; to Harvard University Art Museums, 2006.
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