Broad-shouldered jar
Banshan phase, c. 2650-2300 BCE
Description
Ovoid jar with cylindrical neck, broad shoulders, sides tapering inward to a small, flat base, and two strap lug handles positioned bilaterally below the shoulder; buff earthenware lightly burnished and decorated with geometric designs painted in black and burgundy slips before firing; painted designs on the shoulders include elliptical cartouches containing designs resembling three leaves, set against a crosshatched ground. Majiayao culture, Banshan type. From the upper Yellow River valley region; Gansu, Qinghai, or Ningxia province.
Dimensions
H. 28.8 x W. (across handles) 31 x Diam. 27.2 cm (11 5/16 x 12 3/16 x 10 11/16 in.)
Provenance
[Ralph M. Chait Galleries, New York, June 2000] sold; to Walter C. Sedgwick Foundation, Woodside, CA (2000-2006), partial gift; to Harvard University Art Museums, 2006.
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