Lacquer-coated wide-bodied jar
3rd-2nd century BCE
Description
Covered wide-bellied jar with broad shoulders slanting inward to a waisted cylindrical neck crowned by a flattened, everted mouth rim; lower half of vessel walls slant inward to a small flat base; conical lid with finial knob at center; wide plain band raised in low-relief encircles the vessel just below the shoulder, two narrow bands in relief encircle the neck; light gray earthenware with molded elements covered all over with dark brown lacquer.
Dimensions
H. 34.1 x Diam. 32.4 cm (13 7/16 x 12 3/4 in.)
Provenance
[Kaikodo, New York, April 2000] sold; to Walter C. Sedgwick Foundation, Woodside, CA (2000-2006), partial gift; to Harvard University Art Museums, 2006.
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