Small animal-form rattle
c. 2300-1500 BCE
Description
Small rattle with finial in the form of an animal head with pointed ears and muzzle, a long stem representing the animal’s neck, and a globular hollow body with flat base containing rattle elements; with two small circular perforations (one near the base of the neck, the other in the center of the flat base) to prevent the object from exploding when fired; buff earthenware with applique elements. Qijia culture. From the upper Yellow River valley region; Gansu, Qinghai, or Shaanxi province or Inner Mongolia.
Dimensions
H. 7.9 x Diam. 5 cm (3 1/8 x 1 15/16 in.)
Provenance
[J.J. Lally & Co., New York, January 1999] sold; to Walter C. Sedgwick Foundation, Woodside, CA (1999-2006), partial gift; to Harvard University Art Museums, 2006.
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