Granary jar
1st century BCE-1st century CE
Description
Oblong vessel in the shape of a miniature granary with circular opening at the top, domed shoulders, and sides tapering inward to a flat base elevated on three short cabriole legs; four evenly spaced pairs of notched bands raised in relief encircle the body; a row of small concentric circles impressed between the upper two bands; gray earthenware with incised and impressed decoration, lightly burnished surfaces.
Dimensions
H. 34.2 x Diam. 24.6 cm (13 7/16 x 9 11/16 in.)
Provenance
[Kaikodo, New York, January 2001] sold; to Walter C. Sedgwick Foundation, Woodside, CA (2001-2006), partial gift; to Harvard University Art Museums, 2006.
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