"Bear-Woman" Vessel

Description

The sexual features of this creature have been emphasized so as to guarantee fertility to the woman who drank from it.

Provenance

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"Bear-Woman" Vessel

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c. 1200–1000 BCE

Accession Number

1967.35

Medium

ceramic, earthenware, burnished

Dimensions

Overall: 24.1 x 14.7 x 16.5 cm (9 1/2 x 5 13/16 x 6 1/2 in.)

Classification

Ceramic

Museum

The Cleveland Museum of Art

Cleveland, United States

Credit Line

James Albert and Mary Gardiner Ford Memorial Fund