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Burial Urn with Cover (lid)

토기 뼈항아리 (土器骨壺)

300s–500s CE
(57 BCE–668 CE)
earthenware with impressed design
Diameter: 42.8 cm (16 7/8 in.); Overall: 56.8 cm (22 3/8 in.)
John L. Severance Fund 1990.131.b
Location: not on view
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Closed kilns built on hillsides became widely used for producing this type of pottery vessel in Korea during the Three Kingdoms period.

Description

Produced in closed kilns built on hillsides during the Three Kingdoms period, this lidded jar once contained the cremated remains of the dead. This type of burial jar became widespread after the introduction of Buddhism, as cremation became a common practice in Korea.
Burial Urn with Cover (lid)

Burial Urn with Cover (lid)

300s–500s CE

Korea, Three Kingdoms period (57 BCE–668 CE)

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