Bottle with dished mouth
6th century
Description
Ovoid bottle with sides of lower half tapering inward to a short, slightly splayed foot with flat base; broad rounded shoulders curve inward to long, slender ridged neck topped with dish-shaped mouth with everted rim; four double-loop applique handles evenly spaced around the shoulders; lightly incised horizontal lines encircling the upper portion of body; light gray stoneware with light green celadon glaze that stops well above the foot; base unglazed. Place of manufacture uncertain, probably northern China.
Dimensions
H. 18.9 x Diam. 11.3 cm (7 7/16 x 4 7/16 in.)
Provenance
[Christian Boehm, London, November 1999] sold; to Walter C. Sedgwick Foundation, Woodside, CA (1999-2006), partial gift; to Harvard University Art Museums, 2006.
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