Harvard Art Museums > 1984.160: Duck-Shaped Ewer with Simulated-Twisted-Rope Handle and Three Small Feet 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"Duck-Shaped Ewer with Simulated-Twisted-Rope Handle and Three Small Feet , 1984.160,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Apr 26, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/201531. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1984.160 Title Duck-Shaped Ewer with Simulated-Twisted-Rope Handle and Three Small Feet Classification Vessels Work Type vessel Date c. 3300 BCE - c. 2000 BCE Places Creation Place: East Asia, China, Zhejiang Province Period Neolithic period, Liangzhu culture, c. 3300-2200 BCE Culture Chinese Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/201531 Physical Descriptions Medium Buff earthenware with molded and incised decorative elements Dimensions 17.2 x 16.5 x 20.1 cm (6 3/4 x 6 1/2 x 7 15/16 in.) Provenance Recorded Ownership History Mr. and Mrs. Fritz W. Bilfinger. Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Ernest B. and Helen Pratt Dane Fund for Asian Art in honor of Professor Max Loehr Accession Year 1984 Object Number 1984.160 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 Sidney M. Kaplan, "Early Pottery from the Liang Chu Site, Chekiang province", Archives of the Chinese Art Society of America, Archives of the Chinese Art Society of America (New York, NY, 1948 -1949), vol. III, plate XIII-1 Clarence Shangraw, Origins of Chinese Ceramics, exh. cat., China House Gallery (New York, NY, 1978), p. 52, cat. no. 3 Exhibition History S427: Ancient Chinese Bronzes and Jades, Harvard University Art Museums, Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Cambridge, 10/20/1985 - 04/30/2008 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
