Small jar with tab handle
Banshan phase, c. 2650-2300 BCE
Description
Small jar with bulbous body, lower portion tapering inward to a small, flat base, and with small tab handle; light gray earthenware with applique handle and applique and impressed decoration forming diagonal lines on the shoulders. Majiayao culture, Banshan type. From the upper Yellow River valley region; southern Ningxia province.
Dimensions
H. 12.6 x Diam. 13.4 cm (4 15/16 x 5 1/4 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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