"Bear-Woman" Vessel
Unknown Artist
c. 1200–1000 BCE
Medium
ceramic, earthenware, burnished
Dimensions
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Classification
Ceramic
Department
Egyptian and Ancient Near Eastern Art
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
James Albert and Mary Gardiner Ford Memorial Fund
Accession Number
1967.35
About this artwork
The sexual features of this creature have been emphasized so as to guarantee fertility to the woman who drank from it.