Small "Hu" Jar with Two Small Handles
Liangzhu culture, 3300-2000 BCE
Dimensions
H. 12.5 x Diam. 11.2 cm (4 15/16 x 4 7/16 in.)
Provenance
Mr. and Mrs. Fritz W. Bilfinger, Zurich, Switzerland (by 1984), sold; to Harvard University Art Museums, 1984.
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