Harvard Art Museums > 2006.170.105: Small jar with two strap handles 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"Small jar with two strap handles , 2006.170.105,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Dec 22, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/148467. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 2006.170.105 Title Small jar with two strap handles Other Titles Original Language Title: 龍山文化 灰陶雙耳罐 Classification Vessels Work Type vessel Date Longshan culture, late phase, 2800-1900 BCE Places Creation Place: East Asia, China Period Neolithic period, Longshan culture, c. 3000-1900 BCE Culture Chinese Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/148467 Physical Descriptions Medium Gray earthenware Dimensions H. 12.1 x W. (across handles) 12.8 x Diam. 10 cm (4 3/4 x 5 1/16 x 3 15/16 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 2006.170.105 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 Small jar with lightly constricted waist, flat base, and two strap handles attached from rim to just below waist; light gray earthenware with applique elements and incised decoration. Longshan culture; from the middle Yellow River valley region; Shaanxi, Shanxi, or Henan province. Publication History Transitory and Timeless: Ancient Chinese Pottery, auct. cat., The Chinese Porcelain Company (New York, 2002), no. 63, p. 46 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
