VesselsKorean5th-6th century

Ovoid Bottle with Small, Flaring Mouth

5th-6th century

Classification

Vessels

Medium

Light gray stoneware with localized areas of natural ash glaze and of kiln-darkened surface

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. 16 x Diam. 16.5 cm (6 5/16 x 6 1/2 in.)

Provenance

Kyle Edward Wilson, Jr., Alvin, Texas (by 1968-2002), estate sale; to Harvard University Art Museums, 2003. Footnote: 1. Kyle Edward Wilson, Jr. (1931-2002)

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