Photo of collection object Lidded Cup with Strap Handles
Lidded Cup with Strap Handles, AD 300s-400s. stoneware with natural ash glaze, Diameter of mouth: 13.5 cm (5 5/16 in.); Overall: 21.5 x 20.5 cm (8 7/16 x 8 1/16 in.). Leonard C. Hanna, Jr. Fund, 1997.9.a. CC0.

Lidded Cup with Strap Handles

AD 300s-400s

Maker Unknown

Korean Art

Lidded Cup with Strap Handles, AD 300s-400s. Korea, Kaya period (AD 42-562). Stoneware with natural ash glaze; diameter of mouth: 13.5 cm (5 5/16 in.); overall: 21.5 x 20.5 cm (8 7/16 x 8 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Leonard C. Hanna, Jr. Fund 1997.9.a Pottery vessels with a footed stand such as this one is the earliest known high-fired ware. Its gray color is the result of the reduction of oxygen in the closed kiln chamber. Footed vessels were not for everyday usage, but rather served to present offerings to the deceased. A series of triangular cutouts shown on the bottom are standard features of Kaya pottery.
Maker/Artist
Maker Unknown
Classification
Ceramic
Formatted Medium
stoneware with natural ash glaze
Dimensions
Diameter of mouth: 13.5 cm (5 5/16 in.); Overall: 21.5 x 20.5 cm (8 7/16 x 8 1/16 in.)
Departments
Korean Art
Accession Number
1997.9.a
Credit Line
Leonard C. Hanna, Jr. Fund
Rights Statement
CC0

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