Panel from Model Cooking Stove: Vermilion Bird

A rectangular earthenware panel bears an impressed relief of a crested bird walking to the right, its long tail feathers curling into stylized scrolling plumes at left. Fine incised lines define the wing and tail patterning against a smooth, worn clay surface.

Look closer: Small curling flame-like motifs rise above the bird's head at the top right.

Artist

Unknown

Date

100–1 BCE

Medium

earthenware with impressed relief decoration

Source

The Cleveland Museum of Art

Size

3400 × 2310 px

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): The Cleveland Museum of Art, Charles W. Harkness Endowment Fund