VesselsChinese6th millennium BCE
Tripod jar
c. 6500-5000 BCE
Description
Ovoid jar with slightly flared neck and mouth, two loop handles at the shoulders, and three small, conical feet; red earthenware with dark gray irregular markings from firing. Peiligang culture. From the middle Yellow River valley region: Henan province.
Dimensions
H. 20.1 x W. (across handles) 15.4 x Diam. 13.6 cm (7 15/16 x 6 1/16 x 5 3/8 in.)
Provenance
[J.J. Lally & Co., New York, March 2000] sold; to Walter C. Sedgwick Foundation, Woodside, CA (2000-2006), partial gift; to Harvard University Art Museums, 2006.
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