The Cleveland Museum of Art
Collection Online as of April 16, 2024
Jar (Amphora) with Dragon Handles
600s
(581-618) to early Tang dynasty (618-907)
Diameter: 20.3 cm (8 in.); Overall: 41.6 cm (16 3/8 in.)
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph King 1962.152
Location: 239 Chinese Ceramics and Metalwork
Did You Know?
The two handles were formed by double coils of clay, which turn into dragon heads biting the vessel's rim.- Year in Review - 1962. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (October 24-November 25, 1962).
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