Small bowl with angled shoulders
11th-9th century BCE
Description
Compressed-form wide-mouthed bowl with flared rim, short neck angled shoulders, lower portion tapering inward to a short circular pedestal foot, and three small lug handles around the shoulder; decorated with four bands of incised slants between horizontal borders around the shoulders, the strap-form lug handles with four small circular appliques; raised horizontal lines above the splayed foot; gray stoneware with thin olive-green ash glaze over on the interior and exterior, the glaze stopping just short of the foot; base unglazed. From Jiangsu or Zhejiang province.
Dimensions
H. 9.3 x Diam. 15 cm (3 11/16 x 5 7/8 in.)
Provenance
[J. J. Lally & Co., New York, November 1999] sold; to Walter C. Sedgwick Foundation, Woodside, CA (1999-2006), partial gift; to Harvard University Art Museums, 2006.
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