VesselsChinese3rd-2nd millennium BCE

Small, Compressed Globular Vessel with Lightly Flaring Spout, Strap Handle, and Animal-Head Decor

Qijia culture, 2200 BCE - 1500 BCE

Classification

Vessels

Medium

Lightly burnished gray earthenware with modeled and appliqué decoration. Upper Yellow River Valley area; Gansu, Qing hai, or Shaanxi province or Inner Mongolia.

Culture

Chinese

Period

Neolithic period

Century

3rd-2nd millennium BCE

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

8.6 x 13 x 11 cm (3 3/8 x 5 1/8 x 4 5/16 in.)

Provenance

William B. Goldstein, Wilton, CT purchased from J.J. Lally & Co., New York

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