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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2006.170.114
Title
Long-necked jar
Other Titles
Original Language Title: 新石器时代晚期 陶罐
Classification
Vessels
Work Type
vessel
Date
2000-1500 BCE
Places
Creation Place: East Asia, China, Inner Mongolia (Nei Menggu)
Period
Neolithic period
Culture
Chinese
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/149507

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Red earthenware
Dimensions
H. 27.2 x W. (across handles) 24.5 x Diam. 22 cm (10 11/16 x 9 5/8 x 8 11/16 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
[The Chinese Porcelain Company, New York, 2001] sold; to Walter C. Sedgwick Foundation, Woodside, CA (2001-2006), partial gift; to Harvard University Art Museums, 2006.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Partial gift of the Walter C. Sedgwick Foundation and partial purchase through the Ernest B. and Helen Pratt Dane Fund for Asian Art
Accession Year
2006
Object Number
2006.170.114
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Wide-bodied globular jar with long cylindrical neck, four strap lug handles around the belly, and flat base; red earthenware with applique handles. Neolithic culture; probably from northeastern China, Inner Mongolia.

Subjects and Contexts

  • Sedgwick Collection

Verification Level

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