Zoomorphic figurine
c. 2300-1500 BCE
Description
Hollow sculpture in the form of a four-legged animal with a pointed muzzle and a bird-like tail; buff earthenware with traces of pigment. Qijia culture. From the upper Yellow River valley region; Gansu, Qinghai, or Shaanxi province or Inner Mongolia. Hollow sculpture in the form of a four-legged animal with a pointed muzzle and a bird-like tail; buff earthenware with traces of pigment. Qijia culture. From the upper Yellow River valley region; Gansu, Qinghai, or Shaanxi province or Inner Mongolia.
Dimensions
H. 17.7 x L. 20.4 x W. 10 cm (6 15/16 x 8 1/16 x 3 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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