Vessel (fragment)

Historical period(s)
Early Anyang period, Late Shang dynasty, ca. 1300-1200 BCE
Medium
Unglazed white pottery
Dimensions
H x W (overall): 2.8 x 3.5 cm (1 1/8 x 1 3/8 in)
Geography
China, Henan province, Anyang
Credit Line
Gift of the John Hadley Cox Archaeological Study Collection
Collection
Freer Gallery of Art Study Collection
Accession Number
FSC-P-4208
On View Location
Currently not on view
Classification(s)
Ceramic
Type

Fragment

Keywords
Anyang period (ca. 1300 - ca. 1050 BCE), China
Provenance

From 1936 to 1991
John Hadley Cox (1913-2005), Las Vegas, NV purchased in Xiaotun, Anyang, Honan province, China [1]

From 1991
Freer Gallery of Art, gift of John Hadley Cox, Las Vegas, NV [2]

Notes:

[1] See Curatorial Remark 1. See also the "List of Objects Offered to the Freer Gallery of Art" and Deed of Gift from John Hadley Cox, Collections Management Office.

[2] See note 1.

Previous Owner(s) and Custodian(s)

John Hadley Cox 1913-2005

Collection Area(s)
Chinese Art
Web Resources
Google Cultural Institute
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