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Owl-form jar

Owl-form jar

Chinese

Small covered jar in the form of an owl, the jar globular in form with short, straight neck, the lid in the form of an owl’s head; light gray stoneware with incised decoration representing feathers.

Gray stoneware

Zhou dynasty, Warring States period, 475-221 BCE

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