Spherical jar with narrow neck
c. 3000-2500 BCE
Description
Spherical vessel with narrow cylindrical neck, everted lip, and short footring; lightly burnished black earthenware. Qujialing culture. From the middle Yangzi River region, Hubei or Hunan province.
Dimensions
H. 16.3 x Diam. 12.9 cm (6 7/16 x 5 1/16 in.)
Provenance
[J.J. Lally & Co., New York, March 2000] sold; to Walter C. Sedgwick Foundation, Woodside, CA (2000-2006), partial gift; to Harvard University Art Museums, 2006.
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