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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2006.170.52
Title
Miniature Jar with anthropomorphic cover Miniature Jar with anthropomorphic cover
Other Titles
Original Language Title: 齊家文化 陶人形蓋小罐
Classification
Vessels
Work Type
vessel
Date
c. 2300-1500 BCE
Places
Creation Place: East Asia, China
Period
Qijia culture, c. 2300-1500 BCE
Culture
Chinese
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/148466

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Earthenware
Dimensions
H. 15.9 x W. (across handles) 10 x Diam. 6.8 cm (6 1/4 x 3 15/16 x 2 11/16 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
[The Chinese Porcelain Company, New York, 2002] sold; to Walter C. Sedgwick Foundation, Woodside, CA (2002-2006), 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 Ernest B. and Helen Pratt Dane Fund for Asian Art
Accession Year
2006
Object Number
2006.170.52
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Miniature covered jar with globular body and two loop handles, the lid with tall finial in the form of a stylized human head; buff earthenware with applique elements. Probably Qijia culture. From the upper Yellow River valley region; Gansu, Qinghai, or Shaanxi province or Inner Mongolia.

Publication History

  • Transitory and Timeless: Ancient Chinese Pottery, auct. cat., The Chinese Porcelain Company (New York, 2002), no. 41, p. 36

Exhibition History

Subjects and Contexts

  • Sedgwick Collection

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