Cup with ring handle
c. 4300-2600 BCE
Description
Large cylindrical cup with waisted midsection, loop handle, and flat base; white earthenware. Dawenkou culture. From the middle and lower Yellow River valley regions; Shandong, northern Jiangsu, northern Anhui, and eastern Henan provinces.
Dimensions
H. 11.6 x W. (across handle) 13.6 x Diam. 11.8 cm (4 9/16 x 5 3/8 x 4 5/8 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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