Small Jar
c. 4300-2600 BCE
Description
Small jar with flared neck and mouth, ovoid body, and lower portion tapering inward to a small, flat base; lightly burnished blackened earthenware with horizontal indentations on the body. Dawenkou culture. From the middle and lower Yellow River valley regions; Shandong, northern Jiangsu, northern Anhui, and eastern Henan provinces.
Dimensions
H. 14.3 x Diam. 10.9 cm (5 5/8 x 4 5/16 in.)
Provenance
[J.J. Lally & Co., New York, 1999] sold; to Walter C. Sedgwick Foundation, Woodside, CA (1999-2006), partial gift; to Harvard University Art Museums, 2006.
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