Wine beaker (gu)
16th-14th century BCE
Description
Beaker of tall, slender form with flared mouth, and lightly flared pedestal foot with three small tabs encircling the perimeter; lower body encircled by grooved bands; lightly burnished gray earthenware. Vessels of this form became popular for wine drinking in the Shang dynasty and may be based on an Erlitou culture (1900-1500 BCE) prototype.
Dimensions
H. 26.2 x Diam. 10.5 cm (10 5/16 x 4 1/8 in.)
Provenance
[Christie's, New York, 21 September 2000, lot 219] sold; to Walter C. Sedgwick Foundation, Woodside, CA (2000-2006), partial gift; to Harvard University Art Museums, 2006.
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