Burial Urn with Stamped Design
Unknown Artist
500s–600s
Medium
stoneware with stamped designs under olive-green glaze
Dimensions
h. 8.1 cm · body: 4.4 × 10.7 cm
Classification
Ceramic
Department
Korean Art
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
Gift of John L. Severance
Accession Number
1928.178
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.