Cinerary urn with concentric circles design / Artist Unknown, Korea
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- Accession Number
- 1973/2.34A&B
- Title
- Cinerary urn with concentric circles design
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, Korea
- Artist Nationality
- Korean
- Medium and Support
- stoneware with stamped design and natural ash glaze
- Object Creation Date
- 7th century - 8th century
- Object Creation Place
- Asia (continent)
- Korean Peninsula (peninsula)
- Creation Place 1
- Asia (continent)
- Creation Place 2
- Korean Peninsula (peninsula)
- Dimensions
- 8.2 cm x 12 cm x 12 cm (3 1/4 in. x 4 3/4 in. x 4 3/4 in.)
- Century
- 7th-8th century
- Primary Object Classification
- Ceramic
- Primary Object Type
- jar
- Secondary Object Classification
- Ceramic
- Secondary Object Type
- funerary jar
- Physical Description
- Stoneware jar with natural ash glaze, squat body and lid. Along the widest horizontal stretch is a design of incised concentric circles, with another row above consisting of circles comprised of a pattern of impressions marking the edge of each circle. The convex curve of the lid also contains a row of incised concentric circles, before sloping into a concave valley, and rising up again to a small plateau. It is on this landing that a cintamani style knob rests.
- Subject Matter
- This jar is designed to hold relics of the deceased. The knob at the top of the lid is in the shape of a cintamani ("wish-granting jewel"), which could have also had significance in its function.
- Secondary Keywords
- ceremonial containers
- containers
- containers by function or context
- descriptors
- liturgical containers
- object genres
- object genres by material
- objects we use
- pottery (object genre)
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Technical Details
- Collection
- University of Michigan Museum of Art
- Image Size
- 3154 x 2088
- File Size
- 900 KB
- Record
- 1973/2.34A&B
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"Cinerary urn with concentric circles design; Artist Unknown, Korea." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1973-sl-2.34a-amp-amp-sem-b/1973_2_34ab.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed March 28, 2024.