Broad-shouldered jar
Banshan phase, c. 2650-2300 BCE
Description
Ovoid jar with short, cylindrical neck, broad shoulders, sides tapering inward to a small, flat base, and two strap lug handles positioned bilaterally below the shoulder; buff earthenware with geometric decoration painted in black and burgundy slips before firing; painted designs include multiple rows of black sawtooth designs encircling the shoulders between horizontal bands of burgundy colored slip. Majiayao culture, Banshan type. From the upper Yellow River valley region; Gansu, Qinghai, or Ningxia province.
Dimensions
H. 42.5 x W. (across handles) 44.9 x Diam. 42.5 cm (16 3/4 x 17 11/16 x 16 3/4 in.)
Provenance
[Kaikodo, New York, 2000] sold; to Walter C. Sedgwick Foundation, Woodside, CA (2000-2006), partial gift; to Harvard University Art Museums, 2006.
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