Harvard Art Museums > 2006.170.104: Tripod cauldron (li) 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"Tripod cauldron (li) , 2006.170.104,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Dec 25, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/182452. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 2006.170.104 Title Tripod cauldron (li) Other Titles Original Language Title: 龍山文化 灰陶鬲 Classification Vessels Work Type vessel Date Longshan culture, early phase, c. 3000-2600 BCE Places Creation Place: East Asia, China Period Neolithic period, Longshan culture, c. 3000-1900 BCE Culture Chinese Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/182452 Physical Descriptions Medium Gray earthenware Dimensions H. 15.6 x W. (across handles) 21.6 x Diam. 18.7 cm (6 1/8 x 8 1/2 x 7 3/8 in.) Provenance Recorded Ownership History [J.J. Lally & Co., New York, June 2000] sold; to Walter C. Sedgwick Foundation, Woodside, CA (2000-2006), 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 2006.170.104 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 Tripod cooking vessel raised on three conical, hollow legs and with flat rim and two rectangular lug handles; medium gray earthenware with applique handles. Longshan culture. From the middle Yellow River valley region; Shaanxi, Shanxi, or Henan province. Commentary Compare to: Gray pottery tripod vessels with similar cone-shaped legs and linear cord impressions excavated in 1976 from a Longshan site at Shimao, Shenmu county, Shaanxi province. See Kaogu [Archaeology] 3 (1977): pl. 1.2-4. 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
