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Oil Bottle with Inlaid Dots Design
1200s-1300s
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland, United States
Celadons, spoons, seals, and bronze mirrors were the most common burial objects in tombs during the Goryeo period (918-1392). Once used to contain oil treatment for hair, this little celadon bottle was one of the standard goods that furnished elites' tombs.
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- Title: Oil Bottle with Inlaid Dots Design
- Date Created: 1200s-1300s
- Physical Dimensions: Outer diameter: 8.3 cm (3 1/4 in.); Overall: 5.5 cm (2 3/16 in.)
- Provenance: (Dr. A. I. Ludlow, Cleveland).
- Type: Ceramic
- Rights: CC0
- External Link: https://clevelandart.org/art/1928.155
- Medium: inlaid celadon ware (Mishima ware)
- Original Title: 청자 상감 원점문 유병 (靑磁象嵌圓點文油甁)
- Fun Fact: This bottle was used to contain oil treatment for hair.
- Department: Korean Art
- Culture: Korea, Goryeo period (918-1392)
- Credit Line: Gift of John L. Severance
- Collection: Korean Art
- Accession Number: 1928.155
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