Harvard Art Museums > 2006.170.59: Jar cord marked decor 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"Jar cord marked decor , 2006.170.59,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Nov 21, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/197026. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 2006.170.59 Title Jar cord marked decor Other Titles Original Language Title: 齊家文化 陶罐 Classification Vessels Work Type vessel Date c. 2300-1500 BCE Places Creation Place: East Asia, China Period Qijia culture, c. 2300-1500 BCE Culture Chinese Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/197026 Physical Descriptions Medium Earthenware with cord impressed decoration Dimensions H. 50.6 x Diam. 31.7 cm (19 15/16 x 12 1/2 in.) Provenance Recorded Ownership History [Butterfield & Butterfield, San Francisco, June 1998] sold; to Walter C. Sedgwick Foundation, Woodside, CA (1998-2006), 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 2006.170.59 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 Jar with flared mouth, sloped shoulders, sides tapering inward to a flat base, and strap handles; red earthenware with applique handles and cord-impressed decoration. Qijia culture. From the upper Yellow River valley region; Gansu, Qinghai, or Shaanxi province or Inner Mongolia. Publication History Fine Asian Works of Art, 26 and 27 May 1998 (sale number 67640), auct. cat., Butterfield & Butterfield (San Francisco, 1998), lot no. 5743 Elizabeth LaDuc, "Technical Study of Chinese Ceramics from the Qijia Culture (c.2200-1600 BCE)" (2016) Elizabeth LaDuc and Angela Chang, "Analysis and Replication Studies of Prehistoric Chinese Ceramics from the Qijia Culture", MRS Advances (2017), vol. 2, pp. 1849-1867, fig. 1 Exhibition History Prehistoric Pottery from Northwest China, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 05/21/2016 - 08/14/2016 Subjects and Contexts Sedgwick Collection Related Works Straus.8944 X-radiograph(s) of "Tall Amphora Jar with Two Strap Handles, Flaring Lip, and Cord-Marked Decor" Photographs 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
