Harvard Art Museums > 2006.170.51: Small animal-form rattle Recreational Artifacts Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Small animal-form rattle , 2006.170.51,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Apr 16, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/192062. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 2006.170.51 Title Small animal-form rattle Other Titles Original Language Title: 齊家文化 陶犬形器 Classification Recreational Artifacts Work Type toy Date c. 2300-1500 BCE Places Creation Place: East Asia, China Period Qijia culture, c. 2300-1500 BCE Culture Chinese Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/192062 Physical Descriptions Medium Earthenware Dimensions H. 7.9 x Diam. 5 cm (3 1/8 x 1 15/16 in.) Provenance Recorded Ownership History [J.J. Lally & Co., New York, January 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 Ernest B. and Helen Pratt Dane Fund for Asian Art Accession Year 2006 Object Number 2006.170.51 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 Small rattle with finial in the form of an animal head with pointed ears and muzzle, a long stem representing the animal’s neck, and a globular hollow body with flat base containing rattle elements; with two small circular perforations (one near the base of the neck, the other in the center of the flat base) to prevent the object from exploding when fired; buff earthenware with applique elements. Qijia culture. From the upper Yellow River valley region; Gansu, Qinghai, or Shaanxi province or Inner Mongolia. Exhibition History Prehistoric Pottery from Northwest China, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 05/21/2016 - 08/14/2016 Subjects and Contexts Sedgwick Collection Related Works Straus.8939 X-radiograph(s) of "Small Rattle in the Form of an Animal with Globular Body, Long Neck, and Pointed Muzzle" Photographs 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
