Jar with spout
5th-3rd century BCE
Description
Large ovoid jar with curved spout at shoulder, with impressed basket-weave decor covering the body, two applique scrolls at the shoulder, and a braided applique at the spout; light gray stoneware with stamped and applique decoration.
Dimensions
H. 23.8 x W. (across spout) 38.2 x Diam. 34.3 cm (9 3/8 x 15 1/16 x 13 1/2 in.)
Provenance
[Buttlefield & Butterfield, San Francisco, May 1999] sold; to Walter C. Sedgwick Foundation, Woodside, CA (1999-2006), partial gift; to Harvard University Art Museums, 2006.
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