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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2006.170.110
Title
Short-necked jar
Other Titles
Original Language Title: 紅山文化 彩陶罐壺
Classification
Vessels
Work Type
vessel
Date
Hongshan culture, late phase, 3500-3000 BCE
Places
Creation Place: East Asia, China
Period
Neolithic period, Hongshan culture, c. 4500-3000 BCE
Culture
Chinese
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/176966

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Red earthenware with painted decoration
Dimensions
H. 12.5 x Diam. 12.2 cm (4 15/16 x 4 13/16 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
[J.J. Lally & Co., New York, September 2000] 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
2006.170.110
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Compressed ovoid vessel with narrow cylindrical neck, flared mouth, two tab-handles at the rim, and lower portion of the body tapering inward to a small, flat base; red earthenware with applique handles and geometric decor painted in black and burgundy pigments. Hongshan culture. From northeastern China; Liaoning province or Inner Mongolia.

Subjects and Contexts

  • Sedgwick Collection

Verification Level

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