VesselsKorean4th century CE

Steamer with Two Lug Handles and Cord-Marked Decor

4th century

Classification

Vessels

Medium

Gray stoneware with appliqué handles and cord-marked surfaces. Reportedly recovered from a kitchen site in Talsŏng-gun, near Kyŏngju, North Kyŏngsang province.

Culture

Korean

Period

Three Kingdoms period, Silla, 57 BCE-668 CE

Century

4th century CE

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

H. 26.3 x W. 28.6 x Diam. 20.8 cm (10 3/8 x 11 1/4 x 8 3/16 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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