Bowl with Applique Decoration

This pot was found intact at a shell midden at Yeongseon-dong in Busan, which was investigated in the early 1930s by two Japanese archaeologists. The majority of earthenware with applique decoration has been excavated at sites along the southern coast of the Korean peninsula, in particular Busan. The reddish bowl with a short spout, rounded bottom, and a distinctive applique decoration is unique among Neolithic pottery from the Korean peninsula. Strips of clay attached along the top half of the surface in a continuous V-shaped pattern are further embellished with regular indentations. Given the style of its spout, the bowl housed in the museum was presumably used to hold and pour liquids.