Tripod cauldron (li) with strap handle
Keshengzhuang II phase, c. 2500-2000 BCE
Description
Tripod cooking vessel raised on three pouched, hollow, conical legs and with wide, indented neck, and broad strap handle attached from rim to the top of one leg; deeply textured markings on the legs and the bulging sides; decorated with two small bosses at the top of the handle and larger bosses at the top of the two other legs; light gray earthenware with cord-impressed and applique decoration. Longshan culture, Keshengzhuang II culture; from the middle Yellow River region, probably Shaanxi province.
Dimensions
H. 13.3 x W. 12.5 x Diam. 15.9 cm (5 1/4 x 4 15/16 x 6 1/4 in.)
Provenance
[J.J. Lally & Co., New York, September 2000] sold; to Walter C. Sedgwick Foundation, Woodside, CA (2001-2006), partial gift; to Harvard University Art Museums, 2006.
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