Long-necked jar
Majiayao phase, c. 3300-2650 BCE
Description
Ovoid vessel with everted lip, cylindrical neck, angled shoulders, lower body tapering inward to a flat base, and two loop handles just below shoulders; buff earthenware lightly burnished and decorated with abstract designs painted in black slip before firing; painted designs on body neck and rim include four medallions of dots and crossed lines evenly spaced around the vessel, each surrounded by curvilinear triangles, arcs, and wavy or parallel lines. Majiayao culture, Majiayao type. From the upper Yellow River valley region; Gansu, Qinghai, or Ningxia province.
Dimensions
H. 35.5 x W. 34.5 (across handles) x Diam. 31 cm (14 x 13 9/16 x 12 3/16 in.)
Provenance
[J.J. Lally & Co., New York, December 2000] sold; to Walter C. Sedgwick Foundation, Woodside, CA (2000-2006), partial gift; to Harvard University Art Museums, 2006.
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