The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of May 28, 2022

Owl-shaped Jar

206 BC–AD 9

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China, Henan province, Western Han dynasty

(206 BC–AD 9)

Amber-brown glazed low-fired pottery

Overall: 19 x 11.7 x 13.6 cm (7 1/2 x 4 5/8 x 5 3/8 in.)

Nancy F. and Joseph P. Keithley Collection Gift 2020.178.1

Location

not on view

Fun Fact

The jar cover is modeled in the shape of an owl's head.

Provenance
1970s-2008
Purchased by the parents of Yves Bonan, by descent to Yves Bonan, Venice, Italy
2008
(K.Y. Fine Art, Hong Kong, sold to Mr. and Mrs. Joseph P. Keithley)
2008-2020
Nancy F. and Joseph P. Keithley, Cleveland, OH, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art
2020-
The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
Source URL: https://www.clevelandart.org/art/2020.178.1