VesselsChinese5th-3rd millennium BCE
Small Jar
c. 4300-2600 BCE
Description
Small jar with elongated neck and flared lip; lightly burnished black earthenware. Dawenkou culture. From the middle and lower Yellow River valley regions; Shandong, northern Jiangsu, northern Anhui, and eastern Henan provinces.
Dimensions
H. 11.5 x Diam. 10 cm (4 1/2 x 3 15/16 in.)
Provenance
[J.J. Lally & Co., New York, June 2000] sold; to Walter C. Sedgwick Foundation, Woodside, CA (2001-2006), partial gift; to Harvard University Art Museums, 2006.
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