Funerary Urn
650-800 (made)
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This unglazed stoneware bowl and cover is typical of the ceramics made during the United Silla period of Korean history. It was designed to contain the cremated ashes of a Buddhist believer. It stands on a low base, which has large rectangular piercings. Its cover is topped by a ring-shaped handle, from which columns of incised decoration radiate over the surface.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Unglazed stoneware, thrown, stamped, fired |
| Brief description | Funerary urn with bowl and cover, unglazed grey stoneware; Korea, Unified Silla period, 650-800 |
| Physical description | Funerary urn with bowl and cover, of unglazed grey stoneware. The bowl has a pedestaled base with two rectangular cut outs and has plain outer walls. The cover has a circular raised knob and a stamped pattern of rows of rings radiating outwards from the central raised ring. |
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| Credit line | Given by Mr Aubrey Le Blond |
| Summary | This unglazed stoneware bowl and cover is typical of the ceramics made during the United Silla period of Korean history. It was designed to contain the cremated ashes of a Buddhist believer. It stands on a low base, which has large rectangular piercings. Its cover is topped by a ring-shaped handle, from which columns of incised decoration radiate over the surface. |
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| Accession number | C.487&A-1918 |
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| Record created | February 3, 2000 |
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