Pedestal dish (dou)
3900-3300 BCE
Description
Circular dish raised on a flared circular pedestal that widens toward the foot, the pedestal perforated with three circular apertures; medium gray earthenware, the interior with black skin, the exterior with a rust-brown skin. Songze culture. From the lower Yangzi River region; Jiangsu or Zhejiang province.
Dimensions
H. 11.2 x Diam. 18.7 cm (4 7/16 x 7 3/8 in.)
Provenance
[J.J. Lally & Co., New York, 2002] sold; to Walter C. Sedgwick Foundation, Woodside, CA (2002-2006), partial gift; to Harvard University Art Museums, 2006.
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