Bowl-Shaped Pedestal Stand with Abstract and Openwork Decoration
VesselsKorean5th century

Bowl-Shaped Pedestal Stand with Abstract and Openwork Decoration

5th century

Classification
Vessels
Medium
Black-surfaced gray stoneware with combed and openwork decoration. Reportedly recoverd in Kimhae, South Kyŏngsang province.
Culture
Korean
Period
Three Kingdoms period, Kaya, 42 BCE-562 CE
Century
5th century
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Department
Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

H. 26.8 x Diam. 30 cm (10 9/16 x 11 13/16 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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