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Title

Glass snuff bottle

Artist

Artist Unknown, China

Century

18th-19th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1780-1880

Accession Number

1980/2.136

Medium and Support

glass, coral, pearl

relevance

rank 0.35421

Secondary Keywords

containers

containers by function or context

containers for personal use

containers for smoking and tobacco use

descriptors

glass and glassmaking mixtures

inorganic material

materials

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objects we use

Title

Studies of Girls' Heads

Artist

Gaetano Gandolfi

Artist Life Dates

(1728 - 1781)

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

late 18th century

Accession Number

1971/2.53

Medium and Support

pen and brown ink on white paper

relevance

rank 0.35421

Secondary Keywords

biological components

clothing

components

components and systems

components by specific context

feathers

objects

plants

study

the human body

the natural world

upper body

Title

Malachite snuff bottle

Artist

Artist Unknown, China

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1912-1949

Accession Number

1980/2.50

Medium and Support

malachite

relevance

rank 0.35421

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

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mammals

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plant material

Title

L'homme lisant (Man Reading)

Artist

Paul Delvaux

Artist Life Dates

1897 - 1994

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1940

Accession Number

1997/1.78

Medium and Support

pen and brown ink and grayish-brown wash on cream wove paper

relevance

rank 0.35421

Secondary Keywords

clothing

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man

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Title

Agate Snuff Bottle

Artist

Artist Unknown, China

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1850-1920

Accession Number

1980/2.140

Medium and Support

agate, coral, glass

relevance

rank 0.35421

Secondary Keywords

containers

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glass and glassmaking mixtures

inorganic material

materials

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Title

Wincapaw's Fish-house

Artist

Warren Lombard

Artist Life Dates

1855-1939

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1928

Accession Number

1940.48

Medium and Support

drypoint on paper

relevance

rank 0.35421

Secondary Keywords

animals

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Title

Portrait of Maharao Ram Singh II of Kotah (r. 1827-66; on Horseback, with Two Attendants)

Artist

Artist Unknown, India, Rajasthan, Kotah School

Physical Description

Image of a man on horseback with two men flanking him

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1840

Accession Number

1992/1.118

Medium and Support

opaque watercolor on paper

relevance

rank 0.35421

Secondary Keywords

animals

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the natural world

visual works

visual works by subject type

Title

Studies of Soldiers' Heads

Artist

Charles Parrocel

Artist Life Dates

1688-1752

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

1688-1752

Accession Number

1963/2.39

Medium and Support

red and black crayon on buff paper, mounted

relevance

rank 0.35421

Secondary Keywords

army

biological components

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components

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military

objects

people and occupations

study

the human body

upper body

Title

Henrietta and her Mother

Artist

Raoul Dufy

Artist Life Dates

(1877 - 1953)

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1925

Accession Number

1953/1.68

Medium and Support

etching on paper

relevance

rank 0.35421

Secondary Keywords

family

figures

how we live

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people and culture

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Title

Doctor Syntax Copying the Wit of the Window, from "The Tour of Doctor Syntax in Search of the Pictureque", a poem by William Combe, Plate 6

Artist

Thomas Rowlandson

Artist Life Dates

1756-1827

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1813

Accession Number

1976/2.146

Medium and Support

hand-colored etching and aquatint on paper

relevance

rank 0.35421

Secondary Keywords

animals

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fireplaces

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the natural world

Title

Capt. Frank Pierce's Skiff

Artist

Warren Lombard

Artist Life Dates

1855-1939

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1917

Accession Number

1940.331

Medium and Support

pen and ink

relevance

rank 0.35421

Secondary Keywords

architecture

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houses

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Title

Glass snuff bottle

Artist

Artist Unknown, China

Century

18th-19th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1750-1825

Accession Number

1980/2.144

Medium and Support

glass

relevance

rank 0.35421

Secondary Keywords

containers

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descriptors

glass and glassmaking mixtures

inorganic material

materials

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Title

Tout ce qu'on voudra. Pl. 50: Inconvénient d'être trop sentimental...

Artist

Honoré Victorin Daumier

Artist Life Dates

1808-1879

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1848

Accession Number

1954/1.103

Medium and Support

lithograph on paper

relevance

rank 0.35421

Secondary Keywords

clothing

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people and culture

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weaponry

whip

Title

Glass snuff bottle

Artist

Artist Unknown, China

Century

18th-19th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1720-1820

Accession Number

1980/2.138

Medium and Support

glass, carnelian and horn

relevance

rank 0.35421

Secondary Keywords

containers

containers by function or context

containers for personal use

containers for smoking and tobacco use

descriptors

glass and glassmaking mixtures

inorganic material

materials

materials by composition

objects we use

Title

Snuff bottle with leaf scroll design

Artist

Artist Unknown, China

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1912-1949

Accession Number

1980/2.99

Medium and Support

porcelain with blue underglaze and overglaze painting; green flourite (?)stopper

relevance

rank 0.35417

Secondary Keywords

containers

containers by function or context

containers for personal use

containers for smoking and tobacco use

descriptors

materials

materials by origin

objects we use

plant material

Title

Jasper snuff bottle

Artist

Artist Unknown, China

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1912-1949

Accession Number

1980/2.25

Medium and Support

jasper

relevance

rank 0.35417

Secondary Keywords

containers

containers by function or context

containers for personal use

containers for smoking and tobacco use

descriptors

materials

materials by origin

objects we use

plant material

Title

Equestrian figure

Artist

Artist Unknown, India

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

19th century

Accession Number

1980/2.259

Medium and Support

bronze

relevance

rank 0.35417

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

mammals

objects we use

sculpture

sculpture by subject type

statues

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Aventurine quartz snuff bottle

Artist

Artist Unknown, China

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1912-1949

Accession Number

1980/2.37

Medium and Support

quartz and soapstone

relevance

rank 0.35417

Secondary Keywords

containers

containers by function or context

containers for personal use

containers for smoking and tobacco use

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materials

materials by origin

objects we use

plant material

Title

Kind mit Flasche

Artist

Gabriele Münter

Artist Life Dates

1877 - 1962

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1907-1908

Accession Number

2000/2.177

Medium and Support

color woodcut on Japan paper

relevance

rank 0.35417

Secondary Keywords

animal material

animal material by form or function

descriptors

excretions and secretions

materials

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objects

people and occupations

Title

Head with Headdress

Artist

Artist Unknown, India

Accession Number

1990/1.173

Medium and Support

terracotta

relevance

rank 0.35417

Secondary Keywords

biological components

components

components and systems

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figures

objects

people and occupations

the human body

upper body

Title

Quartz snuff bottle

Artist

Artist Unknown, China

Century

18th-19th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1790-1850

Accession Number

1980/2.34

Medium and Support

quartz and silver

relevance

rank 0.35417

Secondary Keywords

containers

containers by function or context

containers for personal use

containers for smoking and tobacco use

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materials

materials by origin

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plant material

Title

Ivory snuff bottle

Artist

Artist Unknown, China

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1880-1925

Accession Number

1980/2.66

Medium and Support

ivory with matching stopper

relevance

rank 0.35417

Secondary Keywords

containers

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materials

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Title

Snuff bottle with blue floral sprays under green glaze

Artist

Artist Unknown, China

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1912-1949

Accession Number

1980/2.111

Medium and Support

porcelain with blue underglaze painting, green glaze; green glass stopper

relevance

rank 0.35417

Secondary Keywords

containers

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materials

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Title

Model of goat

Artist

Artist Unknown, Japan

Century

19th century?

Object Creation Date

19th century (?)

Accession Number

1972/2.101

Medium and Support

bronze

relevance

rank 0.35417

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

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sculpture

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visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Monumental vase

Artist

Pewabic Pottery

Physical Description

This is a 44.5 cm high ceramic vase. The body has an oval shape with a small rounded band as its base. The shoulder area has a rounded edge and a small flat band at the bottom of the neck. There is a short neck with a rounded, overhanging lip at the top. The vase is covered with an iridescent glaze over a semi-matt glaze that creates an appearance of irregular patches of color. It has a lilac, or lavender blue appearance. The rings of the thrown clay can be seen beneath the glaze.

Artist Life Dates

20th c.

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1926

Accession Number

1972/2.197

Medium and Support

stoneware with iridescent over matt glaze

relevance

rank 0.35417

Secondary Keywords

ceramics

containers

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descriptors

modern and contemporary art

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vessels

Title

Staff

Artist

Artist Unknown, African

Accession Number

2001/2.16

Medium and Support

wood with animal hide

relevance

rank 0.35417

Secondary Keywords

animals

biological components

components

components and systems

components by specific context

objects

the human body

the natural world

upper body

Title

Spoon

Artist

China or Taiwan

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1950

Accession Number

1983/1.436

Medium and Support

wood

relevance

rank 0.35417

Secondary Keywords

biological components

components

components and systems

components by specific context

household objects

people and occupations

the human body

upper body

Title

White Porcelain Square Water Dropper with Openwork Cloud and Crane Design

Artist

Artist Unknown, Korea

Physical Description

A square porcelain water dropper. The porcelain is white and there is an image of a lizard or dragon on the top. Clouds are depicted on the sides with the image of a flying crane on the front of the square. The white glaze has chipped of or is thin in places, revealing the copper underglaze.

Century

Late 19th century

Object Creation Date

late 19th century

Accession Number

2004/1.279

Medium and Support

porcelain with copper underglaze painting

relevance

rank 0.35417

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

birds

containers

containers by form

crane (bird)

descriptors

object genres

object genres by material

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Title

The Music Room

Artist

James McNeill Whistler

Physical Description

Three figures, two men and a woman, are seen seated around a round table with a lamp; all are engaged in reading in the pool of light provided by the lamp. The rest of the interior is fairly dark, particularly in the portion of the room behind the lamp. The man at the back of the table is shown roughly face-on; the man to the left is leaning back with his legs stretched out in front of him; the woman is closest to the viewer, shown in profile, holding her book fairly closer to her face.

Artist Life Dates

1834-1903

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1858

Accession Number

1954/1.334

Medium and Support

etching and drypoint, printed in black ink on wove paper

relevance

rank 0.35417

Secondary Keywords

allegory and literature

figures

genres

objects

people and culture

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Title

Still Life

Artist

Ben Nicholson

Physical Description

An angular bottle executed in two tones of white stands tall just to the (viewer's) right of center. To its left is a stack of gray drinking cups. Irregular blocks of various sizes and colors make up the rest of the field.

Artist Life Dates

1894-1982

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1945

Accession Number

1951/2.25

Medium and Support

oil on board

relevance

rank 0.35381

Secondary Keywords

bottles

bottles by form

containers

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containers for serving and consuming food

culinary containers

descriptors

drinking vessels

european

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processes and techniques

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vessels

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Title

Round-bottomed jar with cover, fused to low ceremonial stand

Artist

Artist Unknown, Korea

Physical Description

This grayish-blue stoneware jar has a globular body, round base and straight elongated neck. A little wide single ridges encircle the middle of the neck, dividing it into three sections, each engraved with a wave pattern. The base has two ridges encircled on the below part and triangular holes.

Century

5th-6th century

Object Creation Date

5th century - early 6th century

Accession Number

2004/1.167A&B

Medium and Support

stoneware with natural ash glaze

relevance

rank 0.35380

Secondary Keywords

ceramics

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pottery (object genre)

Title

Side 1: Landscape in Blue and Green Style; Side 2: Calligraphy

Artist

Zhi Shao (Chih Shao) and Wansi (Wan-ssu)

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

late 19th century - early 20th century

Accession Number

1980/1.229

Medium and Support

folding fan, ink and color on paper

relevance

rank 0.35380

Secondary Keywords

costume

costume accessories

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objects we use

plants

the natural world

Title

Bowl with flat bottom and flat rolled rim

Artist

Artist Unknown, Korea

Physical Description

It has a outward-turned rim. The side of the body is becoming narrow in the base. The bottem is flat.

Century

1st-3rd century

Object Creation Date

1st century - 3rd century

Accession Number

2004/1.160

Medium and Support

earthenware

relevance

rank 0.35380

Secondary Keywords

ceramics

descriptors

object genres

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objects

pottery (object genre)

Title

Tile

Artist

Pewabic Pottery

Physical Description

Square ceramic tile with iridescent blue glaze

Artist Life Dates

20th c.

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1937

Accession Number

1973/2.57

Medium and Support

stoneware with iridescent glaze

relevance

rank 0.35380

Secondary Keywords

descriptors

materials

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modern and contemporary art

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Title

Storage Jar on cut-out pedestal foot

Artist

Artist Unknown, Korea

Physical Description

The gray jar with a little long neck has a foot with rectangular perforations and is potted with fine silt-based clay. The relatively thin mouth is slightly everted. Three deep incisions encircle the midsection of the neck. The globular body is decorated with two incised line encircled the body. The foot whose bottom is rolled outward is a little high and wide.

Century

5th-6th century

Object Creation Date

late 5th century - early 6th century

Accession Number

2004/1.176

Medium and Support

stoneware

relevance

rank 0.35380

Secondary Keywords

descriptors

medium

object genres

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objects

pottery (object genre)

Title

Large storage jar on cut-out pedestal foot

Artist

Artist Unknown, Korea

Physical Description

The gray jar with a little long neck has a foot with rectangular perforations. The relatively thick mouth is slightly everted. Three deep incisions encircle the midsection of the neck. The globular body is decorated with two incised line encircled the body. There are wave designs on the neck and upper body. The foot whose bottom is rolled outward is a little high and wide.

Object Creation Date

circa 500

Accession Number

2004/1.185

Medium and Support

stoneware

relevance

rank 0.35380

Secondary Keywords

ceramics

descriptors

object genres

object genres by material

objects

pottery (object genre)

Title

Round-bottomed storage jar with rolled, uneven rim

Artist

Artist Unknown, Korea

Physical Description

This reddish brown earthenware jar has a globular body and long, widely flared neck. The below surface of the body is adorned with beaten parallel line.

Object Creation Date

4th century

Accession Number

2004/1.162

Medium and Support

stoneware with impressed cord marks

relevance

rank 0.35380

Secondary Keywords

ceramics

descriptors

object genres

object genres by material

objects

pottery (object genre)

Title

Tile

Artist

Pewabic Pottery

Physical Description

Square ceramic tile with iridescent metallic glaze

Artist Life Dates

20th c.

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1937

Accession Number

1973/2.59

Medium and Support

stoneware with iridescent glaze

relevance

rank 0.35380

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descriptors

materials

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objects we use

Title

Small Storage Jar

Artist

Artist Unknown, Korea

Physical Description

This grayish-blue stoneware jar has a globular body and short, a little flared neck. The surface of the body is adorned with a wave design and encircled with two thin incised lines. The base is flat.

Century

5th century

Object Creation Date

5th century

Accession Number

2004/1.171

Medium and Support

stoneware with incised decoration

relevance

rank 0.35380

Secondary Keywords

ceramics

descriptors

object genres

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objects

pottery (object genre)

Title

Eerie Grotto? Okini

Artist

William Wiley

Artist Life Dates

b. 1937

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1982

Accession Number

1993/1.110

Medium and Support

woodcut on paper

relevance

rank 0.35380

Secondary Keywords

costume

costume accessories

costume accessories carried

genres

modern and contemporary art

objects we use

Title

Small-mouthed storage jar with impressed cord design

Artist

Artist Unknown, Korea

Physical Description

This grayish-blue stoneware jar has a globular body and short, a little flared neck. The entire surface of the body is adorned with vertical line and encircled with thin incised lines. The base is flat.

Century

4th century

Object Creation Date

4th century

Accession Number

2004/1.164

Medium and Support

stoneware with impressed cord mark design

relevance

rank 0.35380

Secondary Keywords

ceramics

descriptors

object genres

object genres by material

objects

pottery (object genre)

Title

Stacking Bottle (with flattened sides)

Artist

Artist Unknown, Korea

Physical Description

This dark grayish-blue earthenware vessel is from the Goryeo period. The neck flares out toward the top and the mouth spreads out to the side. The neck is encircled by a thick incised line. A lot of thin lines are encircled on the body. The body has gently sloping sides that flare out and then taper down toward the base and is slightly flatted. Flatted bottle was produced by making a globular body first on the wheel, then flattening it on both sides.

Object Creation Date

10th century

Accession Number

2004/1.208

Medium and Support

stoneware

relevance

rank 0.35380

Secondary Keywords

ceramics

descriptors

object genres

object genres by material

objects

pottery (object genre)

Title

Storage Jar with wide mouth and everted rim

Artist

Artist Unknown, Korea

Physical Description

This grayish-blue stoneware jar has a globular body and short, a little flared neck. The surface of the body is encircled with a lot of thin incised lines. The base is a little flat.

Century

6th century

Object Creation Date

6th century

Accession Number

2004/1.173

Medium and Support

stoneware

relevance

rank 0.35380

Secondary Keywords

ceramics

descriptors

object genres

object genres by material

objects

pottery (object genre)

Title

Cord-marked round-bottomed jar with wide, flared mouth

Artist

Artist Unknown, Korea

Physical Description

This grayish-blue stoneware jar has a globular body and short, flared neck. The entire surface of the body is adorned with wave pattern and encircled with many thin incised lines. The base is flat.

Century

5th-early 6th century

Object Creation Date

5th century - early 6th century

Accession Number

2004/1.166

Medium and Support

stoneware with impressed cord marks, incised decoration, and natural ash glaze

relevance

rank 0.35380

Secondary Keywords

ceramics

descriptors

object genres

object genres by material

objects

pottery (object genre)

Title

One of Twenty-seven Panels, each with various pieces of textile

Artist

Artist Unknown, Japan

Object Creation Date

n.d.

Accession Number

1972/2.45.15

Medium and Support

brocade with silk, velvet, gold and silver

relevance

rank 0.35380

Secondary Keywords

costume

costume accessories

costume accessories carried

objects we use

panels

plants

the natural world

Title

Two-handled bowl with cover

Artist

Artist Unknown, Korea

Physical Description

It has a flat base and straight body. The body is divided with incised lines and each section is embellished with a simple wave design. A pair of D-shaped handles is attached to the body. Its lid features a hemispheric body surmounted by a button-shaped knob.

Century

5th-6th century

Object Creation Date

5th century - 6th century

Accession Number

2004/1.182A&B

Medium and Support

stoneware with incised decoration

relevance

rank 0.35380

Secondary Keywords

ceramics

descriptors

object genres

object genres by material

objects

pottery (object genre)

Title

Tile

Artist

Pewabic Pottery

Physical Description

Square ceramic tile with orange glaze

Artist Life Dates

20th c.

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1937

Accession Number

1973/2.56

Medium and Support

stoneware with orange matte glaze

relevance

rank 0.35380

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descriptors

materials

materials by form

materials by physical form

modern and contemporary art

objects we use

Title

Pedestal Jar with Long Neck

Artist

Artist Unknown, Korea

Physical Description

Thin-walled jar consisting of a base, globular body, and flaring neck. The piece is decorated with a bubbled design, and the base has evenly spaced rectangular cutouts. The body is incised with two narrow bands of combed wavy patterns that lay just below sets of two indented lines.

Century

5th-6th century

Object Creation Date

5th century - 6th century

Accession Number

2004/1.175

Medium and Support

stoneware with combed decoration

relevance

rank 0.35380

Secondary Keywords

descriptors

object genres

object genres by material

objects we use

pottery (object genre)

vessels

Title

Storage jar on cut-out pedestal foot

Artist

Artist Unknown, Korea

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.

Object Creation Date

circa 500

Accession Number

2004/1.184

Medium and Support

stoneware

relevance

rank 0.35380

Secondary Keywords

ceramics

descriptors

object genres

object genres by material

objects

pottery (object genre)

Title

Pedestal Bowl with Cover

Artist

Artist Unknown, Korea

Physical Description

The convex lid has on its top a long knob which has three square perforations. The lid is decorated with vertical rows of gouged dots. The dish with a slightly inward-flaring and upright mouth is rather flat. The long and astragal-shaped foot is divided into two sections, each bearing three trapezoid perforations at alternating positions and decorated with wave design.

Century

5th-6th century

Object Creation Date

5th century - early 6th century

Accession Number

2004/1.168A&B

Medium and Support

stoneware with stamped decoration

relevance

rank 0.35380

Secondary Keywords

ceramics

descriptors

object genres

object genres by material

objects

pottery (object genre)