VesselsChinese11th-10th century BCE

Wine vessel (hu) with two lug handles

11th-10th century BCE

Description

Ovoid vessel with two pierced lug handles on the shoulder, sides widening from the flat rim to a full lower body, supported on a short circular pedestal foot; light gray earthenware with cord-impressed decoration applied diagonally on the upper body and vertically combed horizontal bands above the foot.

Classification

Vessels

Medium

Gray earthenware

Culture

Chinese

Period

Shang dynasty (c. 1600-c. 1050 BCE) to Western Zhou period (c. 1050-771 BCE)

Century

11th-10th century BCE

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

H. 27.1 x Diam. 24.1 cm (10 11/16 x 9 1/2 in.)

Provenance

[Christie's, New York, 21 September 2000, lot 222] sold; to Walter C. Sedgwick Foundation, Woodside, CA (2000-2006), partial gift; to Harvard University Art Museums, 2006.

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