Tripod ewer (gui) | Harvard Art Museums

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 2006.170.90
Title: Tripod ewer (gui)
Other Titles: Original Language Title: 新石器时代陶鬶
Classification: Vessels
Work Type: vessel
Date: Possibly Dawenkou culture, c. 4300-2600 BCE
Places: Creation Place: East Asia, China
Period: Neolithic period, Dawenkou culture, c. 4300-2600 BCE
Culture: Chinese
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/174785

Physical Descriptions

Medium: Earthenware
Dimensions: H. 16.5 x W. 10.4 x D. 9.2 cm (6 1/2 x 4 1/8 x 3 5/8 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History: [Nicholas Grindley, London, March 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 Henry George Berg Bequest Fund
Accession Year: 2006
Object Number: 2006.170.90
Division: Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact: am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description: Gui-type tripod ewer with three pouched, hollow legs resting on small pointed tips, single strap handle, and trefoil spout; gray earthenware. Neolithic culture uncertain, possibly Dawenkou. From the middle or lower Yellow River valley regions.

Subjects and Contexts

Sedgwick Collection

Verification Level

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2006.170.90: Tripod ewer (gui)