Wide-mouthed jar with bail handle
9th century
Description
Small ovoid jar with wide mouth, short neck, flattened shoulders, sides tapering inward to a small flat base, and a movable bail handle with each end attached to a pair of leaf-shaped tab at the shoulders.
Dimensions
H. 10.6 x Diam. 12.2 cm (4 3/16 x 4 13/16 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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