Storage jar on cut-out pedestal foot / Artist Unknown, Korea

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Accession Number
2004/1.184
Title
Storage jar on cut-out pedestal foot
Artist Nationality
Korean
Medium and Support
stoneware
Object Creation Date
circa 500
Object Creation Place
Asia (continent)
Korean Peninsula (peninsula)
Creation Place 1
Asia (continent)
Creation Place 2
Korean Peninsula (peninsula)
Dimensions
29.5 cm (11 5/8 in.)
Primary Object Classification
Ceramic
Primary Object Type
jar
Secondary Object Classification
Ritual Objects
Physical Description
It was common in the Gyeongju area, capital of the Silla Kingdom. The jar has a globular body, neck with straight sides and a little straight pedestal foot. Thick ridges encircle the mid upper part of the body and the lower and middle parts of the neck. The lower two sections of the neck are embellished with a delicate wave pattern. The low pedestal foot features eight square perforations at even intervals.
Subject Matter
Long-necked jars, often with a pierced stand, were used for ceremonies and placed in the tomb with the dead. Burial chamber were filled with such pieces, which were meant to serve the dead in the afterlife. A great deal of our understanding about the material culture of Silla comes from such burial goods.
Primary Keywords
earthenware
jar
pedestal
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Record
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"Storage jar on cut-out pedestal foot; Artist Unknown, Korea." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-2004-sl-1.184/2004_1.184.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 25, 2024.
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