Jar with two handles
8th-7th century BCE
Description
Ovoid jar with articulated neck, narrow shoulders, sides widening toward a flat base, and two lug handles ornamented with stylized zoomorphic heads; light gray stoneware with transparent olive-green glaze over applique handles and abstract designs impressed repeatedly over the entirety of the body, the glaze on the interior and exterior; base unglazed. From Jiangsu or Zhejiang province.
Dimensions
H. 21.1 x W. (across handles) 22.5 x Diam. 25.5 cm (8 5/16 x 8 7/8 x 10 1/16 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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