Small, Round-Bottomed Jar with Flaring Mouth and Abstract Decor, and with a Small Hole in the Vessel, Perhaps for Pouring or for Attaching a Spout
Probably Kaya, possibly Paekche Kingdom, 5th century
Dimensions
H. 8.8 x Diam. 9.5 cm (3 7/16 x 3 3/4 in.)
Provenance
Gregory (1922-1988) and Maria C. Henderson (1923-2007), Medford, MA (by 1969-1988), inherited; by Maria C. Henderson, Medford, MA (1988-1991), partial gift and partial purchase; to Harvard University Art Museums, 1991.
Related Artworks
View MoreFritware painted with luster (copper and silver) over white lead alkali glaze opacified with tin
12th-13th centuryTerracotta
6th century BCEGreekBlack earthenware
5th-3rd millennium BCEChineseInlaid celadon ware: light gray stoneware with celadon glaze over incised and carved decoration and over decoration inlaid in black and white slips
12th centuryKoreanGritty, semi-translucent brown glass
1st-3rd century CERomanKaya-type ware: gray stoneware with combed and openwork decoration and with considerable natural ash glaze. Reportedly recovered from the Tomb of the Generals in Yangji-ri, Hyŏnp'ung-myŏn, Talsŏng-gun, near Kyŏngju, North Kyŏngsang province in 1960.
6th centuryKoreanSilver
18th centuryBritishGlass
20th centurySwedishNorthern black ware of Cizhou type: off-white stoneware with dark brown glaze, the interior with russet markings in overglaze iron oxide
11th-12th centuryChinesePewter
17th centuryGermanHammered silver
12th-13th centuryChinese