Small, Wide-Mouthed Jar with Low Ring Foot, Curling Handle, and Abstract Decor

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 2000.246
Title: Small, Wide-Mouthed Jar with Low Ring Foot, Curling Handle, and Abstract Decor
Classification: Vessels
Work Type: vessel
Date: late 7th-8th century
Places: Creation Place: East Asia, Korea
Period: Unified Silla dynasty, 668-935
Culture: Korean
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/176998

Physical Descriptions

Medium: Gray stoneware with stamped decoration and splashes of natural ash glaze
Dimensions: H. 11.4 x Diam. 13 cm (4 1/2 x 5 1/8 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History: Gregory (1922-1988) and Maria C. Henderson (1923-2007), Medford, MA (by 1969-1988), inherited; by Maria C. Henderson, Medford, MA (1988-2000), sold; to Harvard University Art Museums, 2000.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Purchase through the generosity of the Nathan Rubin-Ida Ladd Family Foundation under the Bequest of Ester R. Portnow
Accession Year: 2000
Object Number: 2000.246
Division: Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact: am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Exhibition History

The Arts of Korea, Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Cambridge, 07/11/1992 - 01/31/1993

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