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Burial Urn with Stamped Design

Burial Urn with Stamped Design

500s–600s
(676-935)
stoneware with stamped designs under olive-green glaze
Overall: 8.1 cm (3 3/16 in.); Body: 4.4 x 10.7 cm (1 3/4 x 4 3/16 in.)
Gift of John L. Severance 1928.178
Location: not on view

Did You Know?

Containing the remains of the dead, this type of ancient clay pottery was excavated from tombs.

Description

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.
  • (Dr. Alfred Irving Ludlow [1875–1961], Cleveland, OH, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art)
    May 31, 1928
    John L. Severance [1863–1936], Cleveland, OH, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art
    1928–
    The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
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    The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1978. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1978. Reproduced: p. 364 archive.org
    Lee, Soyoung, and Denise Patry Leidy. Silla: Korea's Golden Kingdom. New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2013.
    Pak, Gwangchun. "A Study of Shilla․Gaya short neck jar and long neck jar [신라․가야 단경호와 장경호의 연구]." Seokdangnonchong 66 (2016): 1-36. www.dbpia.co.kr
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    Ch'a, Mi-rae, Kwi-suk An, Cleveland Museum of Art, and 국외소재문화재재단. The Korean Collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art. Edited by An Min-hŭi. First edition, English ed. Overseas Korean Cultural Heritage Series, 16. Seoul, Republic of Korea: Overseas Korean Cultural Heritage Foundation, 2021. Mentioned and reproduced: P. 46
  • {{cite web|title=Burial Urn with Stamped Design|url=false|author=|year=500s–600s|access-date=19 April 2024|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

Source URL:

https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1928.178