Wide-mouthed Jar
VesselsChinese6th-3rd century BCE

Wide-mouthed Jar

6th-5th century BCE

Description

Small wide-mouthed jar with short neck and two striated loop handles; three small feet on base; light-gray earthenware with blackened surface and bands of geometric decoration impressed around the waist and neck of jar.

Classification
Vessels
Medium
Gray stoneware with blackened surface
Culture
Chinese
Period
Zhou dynasty, Spring and Autumn period, 770-476 BCE
Century
6th-3rd century BCE
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Department
Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

H. 10 x Diam. 15.5 cm (3 15/16 x 6 1/8 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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