VesselsChinese9th-7th century BCE

Ovoid jar

probably 9th-7th century BCE

Description

Large ovoid jar with abstract, bronze-style decor; medium gray earthenware with impressed decor.

Classification

Vessels

Medium

Gray earthenware

Culture

Chinese

Period

Zhou dynasty, Western Zhou period, c. 1050-771 BCE

Century

9th-7th century BCE

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

H. 52 x Diam. 54.2 cm (20 1/2 x 21 5/16 in.)

Provenance

[Sotheby's, New York, 22 and 23 March 1999, lot. 335] sold; to Walter C. Sedgwick Foundation, Woodside, CA (1999-2006), partial gift; to Harvard University Art Museums, 2006.

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