Covered tripod vessel
c. 2600-2000 BCE
Description
Covered tripod vessel with everted rim and cylindrical body slightly widening toward the base, supported on three rectangular legs; the lightly domed cover with a single loop handle at the center; incised bowstring lines and four pairs of bosses reminiscent of rivet heads decorate the body; thinly potted, lightly burnished blackened earthenware with incised decoration. Longshan culture; probably from Shandong province.
Dimensions
H. 20.4 x Diam. 16.3 cm (8 1/16 x 6 7/16 in.)
Provenance
[J.J. Lally & Co., New York, 2003] sold; to Walter C. Sedgwick Foundation, Woodside, CA (2003-2006), partial gift; to Harvard University Art Museums, 2006.
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