Cinerary urn with triangular circle-and-dot design / Artist Unknown, Korea
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- Accession Number
- 1973/2.36A&B
- Title
- Cinerary urn with triangular circle-and-dot design
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, Korea
- Artist Nationality
- Korean
- Medium and Support
- stoneware with stamped and incised decoration and natural ash glaze
- Object Creation Date
- 7th century
- Object Creation Place
- Asia (continent)
- Korean Peninsula (peninsula)
- Creation Place 1
- Asia (continent)
- Creation Place 2
- Korean Peninsula (peninsula)
- Dimensions
- 9.4 cm x 13 cm x 13 cm (3 11/16 in. x 5 1/8 in. x 5 1/8 in.)
- Century
- 7th 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 and bell-shaped lid. Along the widest horizontal stretch of the base is an incised circle-and-dot design. A variation on this pattern also loops around the lid, topped by a line marking a ring along the surface of the lid, and incised lines extending outward from a button-shaped knob.
- Subject Matter
- This jar is designed to hold relics of the deceased.
- 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)
- processes and techniques
- processes and techniques by specific type
- surface marking processes and techniques
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- Collection
- University of Michigan Museum of Art
- Image Size
- 1337 x 911
- File Size
- 55 KB
- Record
- 1973/2.36A&B
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"Cinerary urn with triangular circle-and-dot design; Artist Unknown, Korea." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1973-sl-2.36a-amp-amp-sem-b/1973_2.36.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed March 28, 2024.