Photo of collection object Pair of Owl-shaped Jars — Pair of Owl-shaped Jars, 206 BC–AD 9. Amber-brown glazed low-fired pottery, Overall: 19 x 13.8 x 11.8 cm (7 1/2 x 5 7/16 x 4 5/8 in.). Nancy F. and Joseph P. Keithley Collection Gift, 2020.178. CC0.

Pair of Owl-shaped Jars

206 BC–AD 9

Maker Unknown

Chinese Art

Pair of Owl-shaped Jars, 206 BC–AD 9. China, Henan province, Western Han dynasty (206 BC–AD 9). Amber-brown glazed low-fired pottery; overall: 19 x 13.8 x 11.8 cm (7 1/2 x 5 7/16 x 4 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Nancy F. and Joseph P. Keithley Collection Gift 2020.178 Each jar cover is modeled in the shape of an owl's head.

Original Source

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 13.8 x 11.8 cm (7 1/2 x 5 7/16 x 4 5/8 in.)
Departments: Chinese Art
Accession Number: 2020.178
Credit Line: Nancy F. and Joseph P. Keithley Collection Gift
Exhibitions: Impressionism to Modernism: The Keithley Collection
Rights Statement: CC0

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