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Large jar (weng)

Large jar (weng)

VesselsChinese6th-5th century BCE

Large jar (weng)

6th-5th century BCE

Description

Large jar with everted rim, short neck, broad shoulders, and lower portion tapering inward to a small flat base; medium gray earthenware with impressed geometric decoration.

Classification

Vessels

Medium

Earthenware with impressed decor

Culture

Chinese

Period

Zhou dynasty, Spring and Autumn period, 770-476 BCE

Century

6th-5th century BCE

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

H. 46.5 x Diam. 42 cm (18 5/16 x 16 9/16 in.)

Provenance

[Sotheby's, New York, 22-23 March 1999, lot. 337] sold; to Walter C. Sedgwick Foundation, Woodside, CA (1999-2006), partial gift; to Harvard University Art Museums, 2006.

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