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Burial Urn with Stamped Design (lid)
500s-600s
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland, United States
After the introduction of Buddhism, cremation became a common practice in Korea. This jar, which once contained the remains of the dead, may have nested in a larger stone container. The repetitive patterns that appear on the lid and the container was done with a stamping technique.
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- Title: Burial Urn with Stamped Design (lid)
- Date Created: 500s-600s
- Physical Dimensions: Diameter: 11.2 cm (4 7/16 in.); Average: 8.2 cm (3 1/4 in.)
- Provenance: (Dr. Alfred Irving Ludlow [1875-1961], Cleveland, OH, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art), The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH, John L. Severance [1863-1936], Cleveland, OH, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art
- Type: Ceramic
- Rights: CC0
- External Link: https://clevelandart.org/art/1928.178.b
- Medium: stoneware with stamped designs under olive-green glaze
- Original Title: 인화무늬 뼈항아리 (印花文骨壺)
- Fun Fact: Containing the remains of the dead, this type of ancient clay pottery was excavated from tombs.
- Department: Korean Art
- Culture: Korea, Unified Silla period (676-935)
- Credit Line: Gift of John L. Severance
- Collection: Korean Art
- Accession Number: 1928.178.b
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