VesselsKorean5th-6th century

Pedestal Stand with Dangles and Openwork Decoration

late 5th-early 6th century

Classification

Vessels

Medium

Gray stoneware with incised, appliqué, and openwork decoration and with splashes of natural ash glaze

Culture

Korean

Period

Three Kingdoms period, Silla, 57 BCE-668 CE

Century

5th-6th century

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

H. 25.7 x Diam. 17.2 cm (10 1/8 x 6 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.

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