Jar (Hu)

A round-bodied stoneware jar with a flared neck and a low foot, its shoulder and upper body banded with incised birds, scrolls and geometric motifs under an olive-brown glaze. Four small applied loop handles sit at the shoulder, and the lower body fades to a warm reddish-brown.

Look closer: Small applied loop handles on the shoulder, easy to overlook against the incised bands.

Artist

Unknown

Date

100 BCE–100 CE

Medium

glazed stoneware with incised and applied decoration

Source

The Cleveland Museum of Art

Size

2689 × 3400 px

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): The Cleveland Museum of Art, Edward L. Whittemore Fund