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Early earthenware from the Three Kingdoms period (57 BCE–668) became widely utilized as agriculture and religion grew to be essential elements in sustaining society and its systems. The clay jars of different sizes and shapes on display were made for the following purposes: some were used to store harvested grains and seeds, some, especially lidded ones such as this, to preserve cremated remains, and some to serve offerings in rituals.
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159912
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Lidded Jar
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159912
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Lidded Jar
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Early earthenware from the Three Kingdoms period (57 BCE–668) became widely utilized as agriculture and religion grew to be essential elements in sustaining society and its systems. The clay jars of different sizes and shapes on display were made for the following purposes: some were used to store harvested grains and seeds, some, especially lidded ones such as this, to preserve cremated remains, and some to serve offerings in rituals.
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400s–500s CE
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CC0
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en
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Q79980281
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Ceramic
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Diameter of mouth: 7 cm (2 3/4 in.); Overall: 11 x 12.8 cm (4 5/16 x 5 1/16 in.)
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Korea, Silla (57 BC-935) or Kaya (AD 42-562) period
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1997.20.a
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red earthenware with incised band designs
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Lidded Jar (뚜껑있는 토기 호 [有蓋土器壺]), 400s–500s CE. Korea, Silla (57 BC-935) or Kaya (AD 42-562) period. Red earthenware with incised band designs; diameter of mouth: 7 cm (2 3/4 in.); overall: 11 x 12.8 cm (4 5/16 x 5 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the John D. Proctor Foundation, 1997.20.a
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뚜껑있는 토기 호 [有蓋土器壺]
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Korean Art
didYouKnow
Closed kilns built on hillsides became widely used for producing this type of pottery vessel in Korea during the Three Kingdoms period.
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Gift of the John D. Proctor Foundation
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2026-05-29 08:18:00.591000
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159912
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Korean Art
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Korean Art
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red earthenware with incised band designs
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