Small jar with handle
Banshan phase, c. 2650-2300 BCE
Description
Small jar with bulbous body, lower portion tapering inward to a small, flat base, and with single strap handle; light gray earthenware with applique handle and applique and impressed decoration forming vertical ribs on the body. Majiayao culture, Banshan type. From the upper Yellow River valley region; southern Ningxia province.
Dimensions
H. 11.2 x Diam. 12.1 cm (4 7/16 x 4 3/4 in.)
Provenance
[Uragami Sokyu-do Co., Ltd., Tokyo, July 2000] sold; to Walter C. Sedgwick Foundation, Woodside, CA (2001-2006), partial gift; to Harvard University Art Museums, 2006.
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