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Cinerary Urn (lid)

c. 800–850

Japan, Heian period

(794–1185)
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Medium
stoneware with slight natural ash glaze (Sue ware)
Measurements
Diameter: 24 cm (9 7/16 in.); Overall: 22.5 cm (8 7/8 in.); without cover: 21.2 cm (8 3/8 in.); Diameter without lid: 11 cm (4 5/16 in.)
Credit Line
John L. Severance Fund 1993.131.b
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A circular, sandy-gray stoneware lid stands upright, featuring a short cylindrical knob protruding at its center. Its gritty, granular surface is peppered with dark specks and faint brown undertones that bleed into the gray. A dense, crescent-shaped shadow pools beneath the rounded base. Light glints along the thin top perimeter, catching on subtle irregularities that break the disk's smooth curve.

Cinerary Urn (lid)

c. 800–850

Japan, Heian period (794–1185)

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