Tripod ewer (gui)
c. 2600-2000 BCE
Description
Tripod ewer known as a gui, said to resemble the form of a bird, with a triangular, beak-like spout, large three hollow legs resting on small pointed tips, notched bowstring line on the body, circular bosses reminiscent of rivet heads, and handle simulating twisted rope; lightly burnished red earthenware with applique decoration and handle. Longshan culture; from Shandong province. Note: A sample taken from the base of this vessel was thermoluminescence (TL) tested at Oxford Authentication Ltd. in December 1999 and determined to be consistent with the suggested period of manufacture.
Dimensions
H. 26.7 x W. 13.6 x D. 19.2 cm (10 1/2 x 5 3/8 x 7 9/16 in.)
Provenance
[J.J. Lally & Co., New York, August 1999] sold; to Walter C. Sedgwick Foundation, Woodside, CA (1999-2006), partial gift; to Harvard University Art Museums, 2006.
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