c. 2600-2000 BCE
Jar with compressed globular body, slightly tapered neck, similarly tapered circular, well-finished, slightly concave base, and four striated lug handles; lightly burnished blackened earthenware with incised bowstring lines and applique handles. Longshan culture; from Shandong province.
H. 17.5 x Diam. 22 x W. 19.1 cm (6 7/8 x 8 11/16 x 7 1/2 in.) (across handles)
[Kaikodo, New York, September 1998] sold; to Walter C. Sedgwick Foundation, Woodside, CA (1998-2006), partial gift; to Harvard University Art Museums, 2006.
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