Round-bottom Jar with Abstract Decor
VesselsKorean6th century

Round-bottom Jar with Abstract Decor

mid 6th century

Classification
Vessels
Medium
Kaya-type ware: gray stoneware with combed and openwork decoration and with considerable natural ash glaze. Reportedly recovered from the Tomb of the Generals in Yangji-ri, Hyŏnp'ung-myŏn, Talsŏng-gun, near Kyŏngju, North Kyŏngsang province in 1960.
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. 21.3 x Diam. 14.4 cm (8 3/8 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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