Tall, wide-mouthed jar
5th century BCE
Description
Tall, wide-mouthed jar with short neck and broad shoulders; body tapers inward to a flat base; light gray earthenware with basket-weave decoration impressed over the entire body.
Dimensions
H. 45.2 x Diam. 33.5 cm (17 13/16 x 13 3/16 in.)
Provenance
[Zentner Collection, San Francisco, 1998] sold; to Walter C. Sedgwick Foundation, Woodside, CA (1998-2006), partial gift; to Harvard University Art Museums, 2006.
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