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Early earthenware from the Three Kingdoms period is characterized by the jar's gray hue. Closed kiln chambers built on hillsides, which fired clay as high as 2000°F, maintained a low level of oxygen saturation. The loops on its round shoulder suggest that the jar once had a lid fastened by cords. The function of this type of large jar remains unknown, yet it is highly possibly that it was used to store harvested grains and seeds. The pounding technique (<em>tanal</em> in Korean) used to treat the surface strengthened the clay body.
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155098
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Short-necked Storage Jar
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155098
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Short-necked Storage Jar
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Early earthenware from the Three Kingdoms period is characterized by the jar's gray hue. Closed kiln chambers built on hillsides, which fired clay as high as 2000°F, maintained a low level of oxygen saturation. The loops on its round shoulder suggest that the jar once had a lid fastened by cords. The function of this type of large jar remains unknown, yet it is highly possibly that it was used to store harvested grains and seeds. The pounding technique (<em>tanal</em> in Korean) used to treat the surface strengthened the clay body.
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300s CE
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Q79943129
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Ceramic
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Overall: 38 cm (14 15/16 in.); Outer diameter: 36.8 cm (14 1/2 in.)
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Korea, Three Kingdoms period (57 BCE–668 CE)
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1989.88
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gray earthenware with impressed cord design
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Short-necked Storage Jar (짧은 목 토기호 [圓底短頸壺]), 300s CE. Korea, Three Kingdoms period (57 BCE–668 CE). Gray earthenware with impressed cord design; overall: 38 cm (14 15/16 in.); outer diameter: 36.8 cm (14 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1989.88
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짧은 목 토기호 [圓底短頸壺]
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Korean Art
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The surface of this pottery jar was treated by the pounding technique.
citations
citation
<em>Pottery from Ancient Korea: Clay Art for Life and Death</em> [한국고대의토기 : 흙・예술・삶과 죽음]. Seoul: National Museum of Korea, 1997.
citation
Yim, Seung-deok and Jeong-ho Seo. "A Study of Manufacturing Technique on the Padding Pottery in Sabi-Baekjae Period [百濟 泗沘期 打捺文土器 製作技法 硏究." <em>Muhwa sahak </em>(2011): 97–131.
citation
Kim, Yunjeong and 8 others. <em>Hangung doja sajeon </em>[한국 도자 사전]. Seoul: Gyeongin munhwasa, 2015.
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John L. Severance Fund
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2026-06-18 20:45:45.063000
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155098
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Korean Art
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Korean Art
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gray earthenware with impressed cord design
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