12th-13th century
H. 1.7 x Diam. 11.1 cm (11/16 x 4 3/8 in.)
[J.J. Lally & Co., New York, 2002], sold; to Walter C. Sedgwick, Woodside, CA (2002-2006), partial gift; to Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Harvard University, 2006.
Buff earthenware with decoration painted in dark brown slip, the surface burnished before firing. Upper Yellow River Valley area; Gansu, Qinghai, or Ningxia province; probably Gansu province.
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