Flat backed jar
c. 4300-2600 BCE
Description
Jar with flared mouth and neck, globular body flattened on one side, two small strap handles on the shoulders, bordering the flattened back, and flat base; reddish buff earthenware with decoration cold-painted in white pigments on a red ground. Dawenkou culture; probably from Shandong province.
Dimensions
H. 16.4 x W. (across handles) 17.5 x Diam. 10.5 cm (6 7/16 x 6 7/8 x 4 1/8 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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