Double-handled jar
c. 1600-600 BCE
Description
Large jar with flared rim, cylindrical neck, sloped shoulders, ovoid body, and two loop handles at the shoulders; coarse buff earthenware with geometric decoration painted in black slip and select areas embellished with red slip. Xindian culture. From the upper Yellow River valley region; Gansu, Qinghai, or Ningxia province. Note: A sample taken from the base of this vessel was thermoluminescence (TL) tested at Oxford Authentication Ltd. in December 2000 and determined to be consistent with the suggested period of manufacture.
Dimensions
H. 34.2 x W. (across handles) 35.6 x Diam. 29.5 cm (13 7/16 x 14 x 11 5/8 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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