Bell Cup
5th-6th century
Maker Unknown
Asian Art
This cup has a tall, perforated stem like that of pedestal bowls also on display. However, here the stem expands into a perforated bell that has two clay pellets inside to produce a sound. Spherical bells also appear in ancient Korean cast-bronze artifacts such as horse fittings.
- Maker/Artist
- Maker Unknown
- Classification
- Ceramic
- Formatted Medium
- Stoneware
- Medium
- stoneware
- Locations
- Place made: Korea
- Dynasty
- Kaya Period
- Dimensions
- Height: 6 3/8 in. (16.2 cm) Diameter at mouth: 3 1/4 in. (8.3 cm) Diameter at base: 2 15/16 in. (7.4 cm)
- Departments
- Asian Art
- Accession Number
- 85.114.2
- Credit Line
- Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Roger Elliot and Mr. and Mrs. Jack Ford in memory of Jean Alexander
- Exhibitions
- Arts of Korea
- Rights Statement
- Creative Commons-BY
- Museum Location
- Asian Galleries, South, 2nd floor
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