"Tiger pot" (urinal) / Artist Unknown, Korea

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Accession Number: 1984/2.8
Title: "Tiger pot" (urinal)
Artist: Artist Unknown, Korea
Artist Nationality: Korean
Medium and Support: stoneware, unglazed
Object Creation Date: 668-935
Object Creation Place: Asia (continent); Korean Peninsula (peninsula)
Creation Place 1: Asia (continent)
Creation Place 2: Korean Peninsula (peninsula)
Credit Line: Gift of Estelle Titiev, from the collection of Mischa Titiev
Period: Korea, Unified Silla Kingdom (668-935)
Dimensions: 10.6 cm x 15 cm x 13.8 cm (4 3/16 in. x 5 7/8 in. x 5 7/16 in.)
Century: 7th-10th century
Primary Object Classification: Ceramic
Primary Object Type: vessel
Secondary Object Classification: Ceramic
Secondary Object Type: jar
Physical Description: It is a urinal earthware. There is a everted mouth on the round body. It is unglazed.
Subject Matter: Styled like other "tiger pots" from the 5-6th century Baekje, three Kingdoms Period.
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Collection: University of Michigan Museum of Art
Image Size: 885 x 655
File Size: 30 KB
Record: 1984/2.8
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Full citation: ""Tiger pot" (urinal); Artist Unknown, Korea." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1984-sl-2.8/1984_2.8.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 24, 2024.