Owl-shaped Jar
A low-fired ceramic jar shaped as a seated owl, with a pale, pitted head forming the lid and incised scales across the wings. The amber-brown lead-type glaze pools and streaks over the body, and the vessel stands on a plain base against a neutral studio backdrop.
Look closer: Scale pattern texturing the wing on the right side of the body, partly hidden by the glaze drip.
- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- 206 BCE–9 CE
- Medium
- Amber-brown glazed low-fired pottery
- Source
- The Cleveland Museum of Art
- Size
- 3118 × 3400 px
Public domain · The Cleveland Museum of Art releases this image under CC0 (latest date 206).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Cleveland Museum of Art Open Access, share_license_status=CC0)
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Cleveland Museum of Art Open Access, share_license_status=CC0)
Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): The Cleveland Museum of Art, Nancy F. and Joseph P. Keithley Collection Gift