Harvard Art Museums > 2006.170.147: Ovoid 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"Ovoid jar , 2006.170.147,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Nov 18, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/149463. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 2006.170.147 Title Ovoid jar Other Titles Original Language Title: 戰國 陶罐 Classification Vessels Work Type vessel Date 4th century BCE Places Creation Place: East Asia, China Period Zhou dynasty, Warring States period, 475-221 BCE Culture Chinese Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/149463 Physical Descriptions Medium Gray earthenware Dimensions H. 12 x W. (across handles) 15 x Diam. 14.5 cm (4 3/4 x 5 7/8 x 5 11/16 in.) Provenance Recorded Ownership History [J.J. Lally & Co., New York, 2001] sold; to Walter C. Sedgwick Foundation, Woodside, CA (2001-2006), 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 2006.170.147 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 Bulbous, bronze-form vessel of ovoid form with two pierced lug handles on shoulders, three small conical feet on the flat base, and horizontal fluted decor encircling the body; medium gray earthenware with darkened surface. Commentary Compare to: Vessel of similar form with two lug handles but with flat bottom and impressed hemp-cloth pattern on body excavated in 1997 from a mid-Warring States period (4th century BCE) wooden chambered tomb at the foot of Mount Fenghuang near Shaoxing, Zhejiang province. See Wenwu [Cultural Relics] 2 (2002): 34, fig. 9. 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