Pair of Owl-shaped Jars
A pair of low-fired pottery jars shaped as owls, each with a pale, lidded head and a body covered in amber-brown glaze that pools and runs over the surface. Incised scale-like feathers mark the wings on both sides, and the two vessels stand side by side against a soft gray backdrop.
Look closer: Red-brown clay shows at the rim and base where the glaze wears thin, revealing the body of the pottery.
- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- 206 BCE–9 CE
- Medium
- Amber-brown glazed low-fired pottery
- Source
- The Cleveland Museum of Art
- Size
- 3400 × 2579 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