VesselsChinese4th-3rd millennium BCE

Short-necked jar

Hongshan culture, late phase, 3500-3000 BCE

Description

Compressed ovoid vessel with narrow cylindrical neck, flared mouth, two tab-handles at the rim, and lower portion of the body tapering inward to a small, flat base; red earthenware with applique handles and geometric decor painted in black and burgundy pigments. Hongshan culture. From northeastern China; Liaoning province or Inner Mongolia.

Classification

Vessels

Medium

Red earthenware with painted decoration

Culture

Chinese

Period

Neolithic period, Hongshan culture, c. 4500-3000 BCE

Century

4th-3rd millennium BCE

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

H. 12.5 x Diam. 12.2 cm (4 15/16 x 4 13/16 in.)

Provenance

[J.J. Lally & Co., New York, September 2000] sold; to Walter C. Sedgwick Foundation, Woodside, CA (2001-2006), partial gift; to Harvard University Art Museums, 2006.

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