Bird-shaped Urn

2650–2350 BCE Overall: 26.7 x 31.1 x 27.9 cm (10 1/2 x 12 1/4 x 11 in.) Source image
https://clevelandart.org/art/2007.276

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 burnishe...

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