Basin
Majiayao phase, c. 3300-2650 BCE
Description
Circular basin with angled rim; buff earthenware with abstract decoration painted in black slip and white pigment; lightly burnished before firing. Majiayao culture, Majiayao type. From the upper Yellow River valley region; Gansu, Qinghai, or Ningxia province.
Dimensions
H. 11.6 x Diam. 25 cm (4 9/16 x 9 13/16 in.)
Provenance
[The Chinese Porcelain Company, 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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