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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
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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

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