2006.170.46: Pouring vessel

Identification and Creation

Object Number

2006.170.46

Title

Pouring vessel

Other Titles

Original Language Title: 四壩文化 彩陶带流壺

Classification

Vessels

Work Type

vessel

Date

c. 2000-1600 BCE

Places

Creation Place: East Asia, China, Gansu province

Period

Siba culture, c. 2000-1600 BCE

Culture

Chinese

Persistent Link

https://hvrd.art/o/149553

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Earthenware with bichrome slip-painted decoration

Dimensions

H. 27.8 x W. (across vessel and lower handle) 23.6 x Diam. 20.2 cm (10 15/16 x 9 5/16 x 7 15/16 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History

[Kaikodo, 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

2006.170.46

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Contact

am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu

Permissions

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Descriptions

Description

Ovoid vessel with cylindrical neck, sloping shoulders, wide body, and lower portion tapering inward to a small, flat base; one strap handle attached to rim and shoulder, one lug handle on opposite side at waist; buff earthenware with geometric decoration painted in black and burgundy slips on neck and upper body. Siba culture. From the upper Yellow River valley region, probably Gansu province.

Subjects and Contexts

• Sedgwick Collection

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