From the Harvard Art Museums’ collections Ovoid Jar with Two Loop Handles and Short, Flaring Neck, and with Geometric Decor

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 1931.15
Title: Ovoid Jar with Two Loop Handles and Short, Flaring Neck, and with Geometric Decor
Classification: Vessels
Work Type: vessel
Date: Majiayao cutlure, Banshan phase, 2650 BCE - 2350 BCE
Places: Creation Place: East Asia, China
Period: Neolithic period
Culture: Chinese

Physical Descriptions

Medium: Buff earthenware with decoration painted in black and burgundy slips. Upper Yellow River Valley area; Gansu, Qinghai, or Ningxia province.
Dimensions: H. 25 x Diam. 16.5 cm (9 13/16 x 6 1/2 in.)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Mrs. George A.L. Sarton
Accession Year: 1931
Object Number: 1931.15
Division: Asian and Mediterranean Art
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Exhibition History

Prehistoric Pottery from Northwest China, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 05/21/2016 - 08/14/2016

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