Jar in the Shape of a Fruit
Unknown Artist
1100s
Medium
glazed pottery with brown slip
Dimensions
h. 24 cm · diam. 15.2 cm
Classification
Ceramic
Department
Indian and Southeast Asian Art
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
Gift of the Staff of The Cleveland Museum of Art in honor of Dr. and Mrs. Sherman E. Lee
Accession Number
1983.156
About this artwork
This dark-brown glazed jar, with the heavy clay body and translucent glaze on the cover and the top just below it, has a rare shape of a fruit. It has a narrow foot with several moldings and incised wavy pattern immediately below the cover which is shaped in the form of a curling fruit stem that forms a handle. It is difficult to determine what type of fruit was meant, possibly a squash.