VesselsKorean12th century

Small, Conical Bowl with Flat Floor

probably 12th century

Classification

Vessels

Technique

Celadon

Medium

Plain celadon ware: light gray stoneware with celadon glaze

Culture

Korean

Period

Koryŏ dynasty, 918-1392

Century

12th century

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

H. 5.1 x Diam. 13.1 cm (2 x 5 3/16 in.)

Provenance

Shirley Nye (d. 2003), New York (by 1999), gift; to Harvard University Art Museums, 1999.

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