Large jar (weng)
6th-5th century BCE
Description
Large jar with everted rim, short neck, broad shoulders, and lower portion tapering inward to a small flat base; medium gray earthenware with impressed geometric decoration.
Dimensions
H. 46.5 x Diam. 42 cm (18 5/16 x 16 9/16 in.)
Provenance
[Sotheby's, New York, 22-23 March 1999, lot. 337] sold; to Walter C. Sedgwick Foundation, Woodside, CA (1999-2006), partial gift; to Harvard University Art Museums, 2006.
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