Harvard Art Museums > 2006.170.163: Goose-head vessel 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"Goose-head vessel , 2006.170.163,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Apr 18, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/190471. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 2006.170.163 Title Goose-head vessel Other Titles Original Language Title: 西漢 青銅鵝首曲頸壺 Classification Vessels Work Type vessel Date 3rd-1st century BCE Places Creation Place: East Asia, China Period Han dynasty, Western Han period, 206 BCE-9 CE Culture Chinese Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/190471 Physical Descriptions Medium Cast bronze Dimensions H. 33 x Diam. 18.3 cm (13 x 7 3/16 in.) Provenance Recorded Ownership History [J.J. Lally & Co., New York, November 1999] sold; to Walter C. Sedgwick Foundation, Woodside, CA (1999-2006), 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 Louise Haskell Daly Fund Accession Year 2006 Object Number 2006.170.163 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 Compressed spherical vessel surmounted by a long tubular neck that curves downward at the top, terminating into a head of a goose; a circular aperture appears at the highest point behind the head, at the bend of the neck; slightly splayed footring encircles a countersunk base; cast bronze with green patina. Bronze vessels of this form gained currency by the Qin dynasty (late 3rd century BCE) and persisted into the Han dynasty (206 BCE–220 CE). Commentary Compare to: Bronze globular vessel with long, bent neck terminating in the head of a goose excavated in 1996-2000 from a Qin dynasty tomb (221 -206 BCE) in the Siqi Cemetery in Houma City, Shanxi province. See Kaogu [Archaeology] 4 (2002): 49, fig. 14.7 and pl. 4.1. Related Works 2006.170.162 Goose-head vessel Vessels 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
