Harvard Art Museums > 1986.649: Flat-Bottomed Ovoid Jar with Four Ring-Handles 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"Flat-Bottomed Ovoid Jar with Four Ring-Handles , 1986.649,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Apr 18, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/200760. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1986.649 Title Flat-Bottomed Ovoid Jar with Four Ring-Handles Other Titles Alternate Title: si xi hu [ssu-hsi-hu] Classification Vessels Work Type vessel Date c. 1500 BCE - c. 1000 BCE Places Creation Place: East Asia, China Period Neolithic period to Shang dynasty Culture Chinese Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/200760 Physical Descriptions Medium Brownish-gray earthenware with cord-marked surface Dimensions H. 31 x W. 24.8 x Diam. 19.7 cm (12 3/16 x 9 3/4 x 7 3/4 in.) Provenance Recorded Ownership History Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph P. Carroll Accession Year 1986 Object Number 1986.649 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. Publication History Clarence Shangraw, Origins of Chinese Ceramics, exh. cat., China House Gallery (New York, NY, 1978), p. 58, cat. no. 9 Verification Level This record was created from historic documentation and may not have been reviewed by a curator; it may be inaccurate or 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
