Bird-shaped Urn
Bird-shaped Urn
2650-2350 BC
Earthenware with slip-painted decoration
Overall: 26.7 x 31.1 x 27.9 cm (10 1/2 x 12 1/4 x 11 in.)
Gift of Dr. Norman Zaworski in honor of Dr. Ju-hsi Chou 2007.276
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Fun Fact
This abstract vessel may be imagined as a bird with feathers painted on the body.
Description
An imaginative shape and abstract curvilinear patterns lend delightful charm to this functional jar. Its fine-grained body has a light reddish color due to the iron content in the clay, achieved by ensuring abundant air in the kiln during the firing. The surfaces were burnished before applying the painted decoration in black and red.
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