Large dome shaped vessel
2nd-3rd century CE
Description
Dome-shaped vessel with flared mouth, short cylindrical neck, and broad flat base; incised decoration of two fish between linear borders made up of multiple short arcs lined up in a chain, and with two large characters reading “Da Ji” (great good fortune) cut in the same technique on the side opposite the fish; the mouth rim bordered with same pattern of short arcs lines; gray earthenware with incised decoration.
Dimensions
H. 22.7 x Diam. 31.5 cm (8 15/16 x 12 3/8 in.)
Provenance
[J.J. Lally & Co., New York, June 2000] sold; to Walter C. Sedgwick Foundation, Woodside, CA (2000-2006), partial gift; to Harvard University Art Museums, 2006.
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