Owl-shaped Jar
206 BC–AD 9
Maker Unknown
Chinese Art
Owl-shaped Jar, 206 BC–AD 9. China, Henan province, Western Han dynasty (206 BC–AD 9). Amber-brown glazed low-fired pottery; overall: 19 x 11.7 x 13.6 cm (7 1/2 x 4 5/8 x 5 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Nancy F. and Joseph P. Keithley Collection Gift 2020.178.1 The jar cover is modeled in the shape of an owl's head.
- Maker/Artist
- Maker Unknown
- Classification
- Ceramic
- Formatted Medium
- Amber-brown glazed low-fired pottery
- Medium
- amber-brown, glazed, low-fired, pottery
- Dimensions
- Overall: 19 x 11.7 x 13.6 cm (7 1/2 x 4 5/8 x 5 3/8 in.)
- Departments
- Chinese Art
- Accession Number
- 2020.178.1
- Credit Line
- Nancy F. and Joseph P. Keithley Collection Gift
- Rights Statement
- CC0
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