Round-Bottomed, Compressed-Globular Jar with Vertical Lip and Two Lug Handles, the Jar Perhaps Originally with a Cover
VesselsKorean5th-6th century

Round-Bottomed, Compressed-Globular Jar with Vertical Lip and Two Lug Handles, the Jar Perhaps Originally with a Cover

5th-6th century

Classification
Vessels
Medium
Light gray stoneware with variegated reddish-buff skin, with impressed cord marks on the lower half and with localized areas of natural ash glaze, the natural glaze droplets now disintegrated and flaked away. Reportedly recovered in Asan-myŏn, Koch'ang-gun, North Chŏlla province in 1963.
Culture
Korean
Period
Three Kingdoms period, Paekche, 18 BCE-660 CE
Century
5th-6th century
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Department
Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

H. 13.5 x W. 20.2 x Diam. 17.6 cm (5 5/16 x 7 15/16 x 6 15/16 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.

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