Harvard Art Museums > 2006.170.125: Globular jar 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"Globular jar , 2006.170.125,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, May 07, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/317254. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 2006.170.125 Title Globular jar Other Titles Original Language Title: 西周 印紋硬陶罐 Classification Vessels Work Type vessel Date probably 9th-7th century BCE Places Creation Place: East Asia, China Period Zhou dynasty, Western Zhou period, c. 1050-771 BCE Culture Chinese Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/317254 Physical Descriptions Medium Gray stoneware Dimensions H. 36 x Diam. 52 cm (14 3/16 x 20 1/2 in.) Provenance Recorded Ownership History [Zetterquist Gallery, New York, March 1998] sold; to Walter C. Sedgwick Foundation, Woodside, CA (by 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 Louise Haskell Daly Fund Accession Year 2006 Object Number 2006.170.125 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. Descriptions Description Large globular jar with short neck and geometric decor; light gray stoneware with impressed decoration. Commentary Compare to: Western Zhou hard pottery jar of similar form in the Quzhou Museum collection, Zhejiang province. See Zhongguo taoci quanji [The Complete Works of Chinese Ceramics], vol. 2: Xia, Shang, Zhou, Chunqiu, Zhanguo [Xia, Shang, Zhou, Spring and Autumn, and Warring States periods] (Shanghai: Shanghai renmin meishu chubanshe, 2000), no. 102, pp. 114 and 256. Subjects and Contexts Sedgwick Collection Verification Level This record has been reviewed by the curatorial staff but may be 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
