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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2006.170.44
Title
Spouted jar with two handles
Other Titles
Original Language Title: 馬家窯文化馬厰類型 彩陶带流壺
Classification
Vessels
Work Type
vessel
Date
Machang phase, c. 2300-2000 BCE
Places
Creation Place: East Asia, China
Period
Neolithic period, Majiayao culture, c. 3300-2000 BCE
Culture
Chinese
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/192138

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Earthenware with slip-painted decoration
Dimensions
H. 13.7 x W. (across spout and body) 21.1 x Diam. (below handles) 19.1 cm (5 3/8 x 8 5/16 x 7 1/2 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
[J.J. Lally & Co., New York, 1999] sold; to Walter C. Sedgwick Foundation, Woodside, CA (1999-2006), 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
2006.170.44
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Ovoid jar with tubular spout, short neck, broad body, and lower portion tapering inward to a small, flat base, and with two strap handles; buff earthenware with geometric decoration painted in black slip. Majiayao culture, Machang type. From the upper Yellow River valley region; Gansu, Qinghai, or Ningxia province.

Subjects and Contexts

  • Sedgwick Collection

Verification Level

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