VesselsChinese6th-3rd century BCE

Bowl with arched handle

6th-3rd century BCE

Classification

Vessels

Medium

Gray stoneware with blackened surface

Culture

Chinese

Period

Zhou dynasty, Eastern Zhou period, 770-256 BCE

Century

6th-3rd century BCE

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

H. 19.2 x Diam. 18 cm (7 9/16 x 7 1/16 in.)

Provenance

[J.J. Lally & Co., New York, November 1999] sold; to Walter C. Sedgwick Foundation, Woodside, CA (1999-2006), partial gift; to Harvard University Art Museums, 2006.

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