Harvard Art Museums > 2006.170.47: Wide-mouthed 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"Wide-mouthed jar with two strap handles , 2006.170.47,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Dec 25, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/149541. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 2006.170.47 Title Wide-mouthed jar with two strap handles Other Titles Original Language Title: 四壩文化 彩陶雙耳罐 Classification Vessels Work Type vessel Date c. 2000-1600 BCE Places Creation Place: East Asia, China, Gansu province Period Siba culture, c. 2000-1600 BCE Culture Chinese Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/149541 Physical Descriptions Medium Earthenware with slip painted decoration painted and white inlays Dimensions H. 9.3 x W. (across handles) 10.3 x Diam. 10 cm (3 11/16 x 4 1/16 x 3 15/16 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 2006.170.47 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 globular jar with constricted neck, wide body, lower portion tapering inward to a small, flat base, and with two strap handles attached from rim to shoulders; buff earthenware with geometric decoration painted in black slip on the rim, neck, body, and handles; small white shell fragments inlaid into dots of black adhesive around the neck and at the ends of the handles. Siba culture. From the upper Yellow River valley region, probably Gansu province. Exhibition History Prehistoric Pottery from Northwest China, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 05/21/2016 - 08/14/2016 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
