Harvard Art Museums > 2006.170.150: Ovoid Jar Vessels Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Ovoid Jar , 2006.170.150,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Apr 25, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/185127. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 2006.170.150 Title Ovoid Jar Other Titles Original Language Title: 戰國 灰陶罐 Classification Vessels Work Type vessel Date 4th century BCE Places Creation Place: East Asia, China Period Zhou dynasty, Warring States period, 475-221 BCE Culture Chinese Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/185127 Physical Descriptions Medium Gray earthenware Dimensions H. 33.6 x Diam. 24.7 cm (13 1/4 x 9 3/4 in.) Provenance Recorded Ownership History [J.J. Lally & Co., New York, December 1999] sold; to Walter C. Sedgwick Foundation, Woodside, CA (1999-2006), 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 2006.170.150 Division Asian and Mediterranean Art Contact am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Descriptions Description Tall jar of elongated ovoid form with constricted neck and slightly flared mouth, the sides tapering inward to a flat base; medium gray earthenware with impressed decoration. Commentary Compare to: Jar of similar form with different decorative pattern dated to the mid-Warring States period (4th century BCE) excavated in 1996-97 from an Eastern Zhou (771-221 BCE) tomb at a weaving factory in Luoyang, Henan province. See Wenwu [Cultural Relics] 12 (2001): 57, fig. 45. Subjects and Contexts Sedgwick Collection Verification Level This record has been reviewed by the curatorial staff but may be incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of Asian and Mediterranean Art at am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
