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Object Number
2017.17.7
Display Title
Jar of truncated conical form
Descriptions
Object Description
Pottery jar of truncated conical form, incised decoration, undulating rim; rejoined from pieces
Inventory Description
Jar, truncated conical form, incised designs, undulating rim; rejoined from pieces
Classification
- Jar
Department
Ethnographic
Date
c. 2,000 BC
Culture
- Jomon
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Asia
/
Japan
Materials
Clay
Dimensions
Overall: 37 × 28 × 28.5 cm (14 9/16 × 11 × 11 1/4 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
2017.17.7
Credit Line
Gift in loving memory of George Wald and Ruth Hubbard Wald
Provenance
Collector
Prof. George Wald
(c. 1958-1959)
Donor
Donated by
Deborah Wald
(12/12/2017)
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