Spouted jar with two handles
Machang phase, c. 2300-2000 BCE
Description
Ovoid jar with tubular spout, short neck, broad body, and lower portion tapering inward to a small, flat base, and with two strap handles; buff earthenware with geometric decoration painted in black slip. Majiayao culture, Machang type. From the upper Yellow River valley region; Gansu, Qinghai, or Ningxia province.
Dimensions
H. 13.7 x W. (across spout and body) 21.1 x Diam. (below handles) 19.1 cm (5 3/8 x 8 5/16 x 7 1/2 in.)
Provenance
[J.J. Lally & Co., New York, 1999] sold; to Walter C. Sedgwick Foundation, Woodside, CA (1999-2006), partial gift; to Harvard University Art Museums, 2006.
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