VesselsKorean5th-6th century

Covered Broad-Shouldered Jar with Strap Handle, the Flattened Cover with Small Knob Handle

5th-6th century

Classification

Vessels

Medium

Light gray stoneware, the jar and cover with kiln-darkened surfaces, the jar also with localized areas of natural ash glaze, the natural glaze droplets now disintegrated and flaked away

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. 18.2 x W. 18.4 x Diam. 16.2 cm (7 3/16 x 7 1/4 x 6 3/8 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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