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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2001.40
Title
Ovoid Storage Jar with Two Strap Handles and Geometric Decor
Classification
Vessels
Work Type
vessel
Date
Siba culture, 2000 BCE - 1600 BCE
Places
Creation Place: East Asia, China, Gansu province
Period
Neolithic period
Culture
Chinese
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/174435

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Buff earthenware with appliqué handles and tabs, with decoration painted in black slip, and with traces of natural ash glaze
Dimensions
14.6 x 16.6 x 15.6 cm (5 3/4 x 6 9/16 x 6 1/8 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Robert H. Ellsworth acquired jar in Hong Kong, mid-1970s.
Robert H. Ellsworth, collector, Sold to HUAM

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of David Berg, Esq., by exchange
Accession Year
2001
Object Number
2001.40
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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