Funerary Urn and Cover
600-800 (made)
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The vessel and cover are made of high-fired stoneware. It is likely that they formed a funerary container for the cremated ashes of a Buddhist believer. The Korean peninsula witnessed a gradual conversion to belief in the Buddhist faith, between the third and sixth centuries AD.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Stoneware, incised |
| Brief description | Funerary urn and cover, unglazed grey stoneware; Korea, Unified Silla period, 600-800 |
| Physical description | The plain lidded urn has a circular knob and a low footring. Radiating from the knob of the lid are incised straight lines. These are edged by a circle of tiny concentric circles. |
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| Summary | The vessel and cover are made of high-fired stoneware. It is likely that they formed a funerary container for the cremated ashes of a Buddhist believer. The Korean peninsula witnessed a gradual conversion to belief in the Buddhist faith, between the third and sixth centuries AD. |
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| Accession number | C.169&A-1926 |
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| Record created | February 3, 2000 |
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