Storage Jar with Loop Handles

Description

The function of this type of large jar remains unknown, yet it is highly likely that it was used to store harvested grains and seeds. The loops on its round shoulder suggest that the jar once had a lid fastened by cords, to strengthen its seal. Below its short neck, the vessel’s entire body is decorated with rows of short vertical and diagonal lines probably created by grooving and impressing the clay.

Provenance

(Kang Collection, New York, NY, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art) (1981-1990); The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (January 29, 1990-)

Storage Jar with Loop Handles

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200s–300s CE

Accession Number

1989.475

Medium

earthenware with impressed and incised designs

Dimensions

Diameter: 34.3 cm (13 1/2 in.); Overall: 32.1 cm (12 5/8 in.)

Classification

Ceramic

Museum

The Cleveland Museum of Art

Cleveland, United States

Credit Line

John L. Severance Fund