Tripod steamer (yan)
c. 2600-2000 BCE
Description
Tripod cooking vessel known as a yan, the upper half in the form of a wide-mouthed cauldron with everted rim and two lug handles, the lower half globular in shape and raised on three small legs; buff earthenware with medium gray skin and applique handles. Longshan culture; from Shandong province.
Dimensions
H. 33.8 x Diam. 21.9 cm (13 5/16 x 8 5/8 in.)
Provenance
[J.J. Lally & Co., New York, March 1999] sold; to Walter C. Sedgwick Foundation, Woodside, CA (1999-2006), partial gift; to Harvard University Art Museums, 2006.
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