Jar with two loop handles
Hongshan culture, late phase, 3500-3000 BCE
Description
Tall jar of cylindrical form, the lower portion tapering inward slightly to a small, flat base; two wide loop handles near the midpoint; a decorative band of diagonal and horizontal lines in repeating patterns at the waist; grayish buff earthenware with applique handles, incised decor, and dark markings from firing. Hongshan culture. From northeastern China; Liaoning province or Inner Mongolia.
Dimensions
H. 21 x W. (across handles) 17.3 x Diam. 13.2 cm (8 1/4 x 6 13/16 x 5 3/16 in.)
Provenance
[J.J. Lally & Co., New York, September 2000] sold; to Walter C. Sedgwick Foundation, Woodside, CA (2000-2006), partial gift; to Harvard University Art Museums, 2006.
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