VesselsChinese3rd century BCE-1st century CE
Large globular jar (weng)
206 BCE-9 CE
Description
Large jar of slightly compressed globular form with broad shoulders, wide body, and lower portion gently tapering inward to a small flat base; lightly burnished dark gray earthenware.
Dimensions
H. 51.1 x Diam. 56.5 cm (20 1/8 x 22 1/4 in.)
Provenance
[Kaikodo, New York, April 1998] sold; to Walter C. Sedgwick Foundation, Woodside, CA (1998-2006), partial gift; to Harvard University Art Museums, 2006.
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