Burial Urn with Stamped Design (lid)
Unknown Artist
500s–600s
Medium
stoneware with stamped designs under olive-green glaze
Dimensions
average: h. 8.2 cm · diam. 11.2 cm
Classification
Ceramic
Department
Korean Art
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
Gift of John L. Severance
Accession Number
1928.178.b
Rights
Public Domain
About this artwork
After the introduction of Buddhism, cremation became a common practice in Korea. This jar, which once contained the remains of the dead, may have nested in a larger stone container. The repetitive patterns that appear on the lid and the container was done with a stamping technique.