Jar (Amphora) with Dragon Handles

Cleveland Museum of Art

Jar (Amphora) with Dragon Handles

Date
600s
Medium
glazed stoneware with modeled and applied decoration
Culture
China, Sui dynasty (581-618) to early Tang dynasty (618-907)
Department
Chinese Art
Institution
Cleveland Museum of Art

The two handles were formed by double coils of clay, which turn into dragon heads biting the vessel's rim.

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