Pouring vessel
c. 2000-1600 BCE
Description
Ovoid vessel with cylindrical neck, sloping shoulders, wide body, and lower portion tapering inward to a small, flat base; one strap handle attached to rim and shoulder, one lug handle on opposite side at waist; buff earthenware with geometric decoration painted in black and burgundy slips on neck and upper body. Siba culture. From the upper Yellow River valley region, probably Gansu province.
Dimensions
H. 27.8 x W. (across vessel and lower handle) 23.6 x Diam. 20.2 cm (10 15/16 x 9 5/16 x 7 15/16 in.)
Provenance
[Kaikodo, New York, 2001] sold; to Walter C. Sedgwick Foundation, Woodside, CA (2001-2006), partial gift; to Harvard University Art Museums, 2006.
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