Vase with dished mouth
6th century
Description
Vessel with dish-shaped mouth, long neck, globular body, and slightly splayed foot; two horizontal ridges encircle the neck and one encircles the shoulder; four square lug handles are evenly spaced around the shoulder; light gray stoneware with bluish-green celadon glaze; glaze stops short of the foot; base unglazed. Place of manufacture uncertain, probably northern ware.
Dimensions
H. 30.9 x Diam. 22.1 cm (12 3/16 x 8 11/16 in.)
Provenance
[Christian Boehm, London, March 2000] sold; to Walter C. Sedgwick Foundation, Woodside, CA (2000-2006), partial gift; to Harvard University Art Museums, 2006.
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