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Burial Urn with Stamped Design
500s–600s
(676-935)
Diameter: 11.2 cm (4 7/16 in.); Average: 8.2 cm (3 1/4 in.)
Gift of John L. Severance 1928.178.a
Location: not on view
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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, 1928John L. Severance [1863–1936], Cleveland, OH, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art1928–The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
- "Recent Additions to the Collection of Korean Pottery." The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 15, no. 9 (November 1928): 182-184 Mentioned: p. 183; Reproduced: p.187 www.jstor.orgThe Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1978. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1978. Reproduced: p. 364 archive.orgLee, 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.krNelson, Sarah. Gyeongju: The Capital of Golden Silla. Routledge, 2019.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
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