Bird form vessel with anthropomorphic feet
c. 2000-1600 BCE
Description
Large container with body in the form of a bird standing on two booted anthropomorphic feet, a cylindrical spout projects from bird’s back; a small, rounded zoomorphic head is a recent modern replacement; buff earthenware with decoration painted in black and burgundy slips. Siba culture. From the upper Yellow River valley region, probably Gansu province.
Dimensions
H. 29 x L. 50 x W. 30.5 cm (11 7/16 x 19 11/16 x 12 in.)
Provenance
James D. Tigerman, Lake Forest, IL (by 1999); sold to Walter C. Sedgwick Foundation, Woodside, CA (1999-2006), partial gift; to Harvard University Art Museums, 2006.
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