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Jar with long neck
Jar with long neck

Jar with long neck

Place of OriginKorea
Dateapprox. 500-550
PeriodThree Kingdoms period (57 BCE-668 CE), Old Silla kingdom (57 BCE-668 CE)
MaterialsStoneware
DimensionsH. 11 3/4 in x Diam. 6 in, H. 29.8 cm x Diam. 15.2 cm
Credit LineGift of David S. Utterberg
Object number1990.28
DepartmentKorean Art
ClassificationsCeramics
On View
On view
LocationGallery 21
More Information
A jar of this type would have been used for liquid or grain. The sharply angled shoulder and clean, raised horizontal lines around the neck suggest that the form was based on a metal prototype. The extreme thinness of the walls is unusual for such a jar.