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Oil Bottle with Inlaid Dots Design

1200s-1300s

Korea, Goryeo dynasty

(918–1392)
inlaid celadon ware (Mishima ware)
Outer diameter: 8.3 cm (3 1/4 in.); Overall: 5.5 cm (2 3/16 in.)
Gift of John L. Severance 1928.155
Location: Not on view

Did You Know?

This bottle was used to contain oil treatment for hair.

Description

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.
  • (Dr. Alfred Irving Ludlow [1875–1961], Cleveland, OH)
    1928–
    The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
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