VesselsKorean5th-6th century

Pedestal Cup (So-Called "Bell Cup") with Rattle Chamber and with Abstract Openwork Decoration

5th-first half 6th century

Classification

Vessels

Medium

Gray stoneware with incised, combed, and openwork decoration and with splashes of natural ash glaze. Reportedly recovered in Hyŏnp'ung-myŏn, Talsŏng-gun, near Kyŏngju, North Kyŏngsang province, in 1961.

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. 21.9 x Diam. 10.7 cm (8 5/8 x 4 3/16 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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