Tripod cauldron (li)
Longshan culture, early phase, c. 3000-2600 BCE
Description
Tripod cooking vessel raised on three conical, hollow legs and with flat rim and two rectangular lug handles; medium gray earthenware with applique handles. Longshan culture. From the middle Yellow River valley region; Shaanxi, Shanxi, or Henan province.
Dimensions
H. 15.6 x W. (across handles) 21.6 x Diam. 18.7 cm (6 1/8 x 8 1/2 x 7 3/8 in.)
Provenance
[J.J. Lally & Co., 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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