VesselsKorean6th century

Pedestal Cup with Openwork Base and Horizontal Fluting

6th century

Classification

Vessels

Medium

Gray stoneware with incised and openwork decoration

Culture

Korean

Period

Three Kingdoms period, Silla, 57 BCE-668 CE

Century

6th century

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

H. 14.3 x Diam. 14.5 cm (5 5/8 x 5 11/16 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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