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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2004.116
Title
Globular Ewer with Short Spout and Double-Strand Handle
Classification
Vessels
Work Type
vessel
Date
8th-9th century
Places
Creation Place: East Asia, China
Period
Tang dynasty, 618-907
Culture
Chinese
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/73730

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Light gray stoneware with appliqué handle and spout and with medium brown glaze. Place of manufacture uncertain--probably from northern China.
Dimensions
H. 13.2 x W. 12.3 x Diam. 11.1 cm (5 3/16 x 4 13/16 x 4 3/8 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Peter W. Scheinman purchased at Christie's, New York in September 2001 (Sale 9822, Lot 20)
Formerly in the Mr. and Mrs. Myron S. Falk, Jr. Collection, New York

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Partial gift of Peter W. Scheinman and partial purchase through the Ernest B. and Helen Pratt Dane Fund for Asian Art
Accession Year
2004
Object Number
2004.116
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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