Harvard Art Museums > 1942.171: Circular Basin with Abstract, Undulating 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"Circular Basin with Abstract, Undulating Decor , 1942.171,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Dec 26, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/205648. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1942.171 Title Circular Basin with Abstract, Undulating Decor Classification Vessels Work Type vessel Date Majiayao culture, Majiayao phase, 3300 BCE -2900 BCE Places Creation Place: East Asia, China Period Neolithic period Culture Chinese Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/205648 Physical Descriptions Medium Buff earthenware with decoration painted in dark brown slip, the surface burnished before firing. Upper Yellow River Valley area; Gansu, Qinghai, or Ningxia province; probably Gansu province. Dimensions H. 11.8 x Diam. 26.6 cm (4 5/8 x 10 1/2 in.) Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Mrs. George A.L. Sarton Accession Year 1942 Object Number 1942.171 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. Publication History Henry Trubner, Chinese Ceramics, from the prehistoric period through Ch'ien Lung: a loan exhibition from collections in America and Japan, exh. cat., Los Angeles County Museum (Los Angeles, CA, 1952), p. 48, no. 2 Clarence Shangraw, Origins of Chinese Ceramics, exh. cat., China House Gallery (New York, NY, 1978), p. 64, no. 15 Exhibition History Chinese Ceramics from the Prehistoric Period through Ch'ien Lung, Los Angeles County Museum of History, Science and Art, 03/14/1952 - 04/27/1952 Verification Level This record was created from historic documentation and may not have been reviewed by a curator; it may be inaccurate or 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
