Flat backed jarFlat backed jar
c. 4300-2600 BCE
Description
Jar with flared mouth, cylindrical neck, ovoid body flattened on one side, two small loop handles on the shoulders, bordering the flattened back, pointed tab on the front, and flat base; lightly burnished, blackened earthenware with applique elements. Dawenkou culture. From the middle and lower Yellow River valley regions; Shandong, northern Jiangsu, northern Anhui, and eastern Henan provinces.
Dimensions
H. 16.4 x W. 11 cm (6 7/16 x 4 5/16 in.)
Provenance
[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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