Banshan phase, c. 2650-2300 BCE
Small jar with short, tubular spout, rounded shoulders, sides tapering inward to a small, flat base, and with small strap handle; light gray earthenware with applique handle and applique and impressed decoration forming diagonal lines on the shoulders and horizontal lines on the lower body. Majiayao culture, Banshan type. From the upper Yellow River valley region; southern Ningxia province.
H. 11 x Diam. 12.5 cm (4 5/16 x 4 15/16 in.)
[J.J. Lally & Co., New York, December 1999] sold; to Walter C. Sedgwick Foundation, Woodside, CA (1999-2006), partial gift; to Harvard University Art Museums, 2006.
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