Tripod cauldron (li) | Harvard Art Museums

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 2006.170.103
Title: Tripod cauldron (li)
Other Titles: Original Language Title: 龍山文化灰陶鬲
Classification: Vessels
Work Type: vessel
Date: c. 3000-1900 BCE
Places: Creation Place: East Asia, China
Period: Neolithic period, Longshan culture, c. 3000-1900 BCE
Culture: Chinese
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/197058

Physical Descriptions

Medium: Gray earthenware
Dimensions: H. 19.4 x Diam. 17.5 cm (7 5/8 x 6 7/8 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History: [Zentner, San Francisco, 1998] sold; to Walter C. Sedgwick Foundation, Woodside, CA (1998-2006) 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: 2006.170.103
Division: Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact: am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description: Tripod cooking vessel raised on three pouched, hollow, conical legs and with two handles in the form of twisted cords; light gray earthenware with applique handles. Longshan culture. From the middle Yellow River valley region; Shaanxi, Shanxi, Henan, or Hebei province.

Subjects and Contexts

Sedgwick Collection

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2006.170.103: Tripod cauldron (li)