Covered Stem Bowl with Openwork Decoration
Unknown
Three Kingdoms period (57 B.C.– A.D. 676), Silla kingdom (57 B.C.– 676 A.D.), 5th/6th century
Medium
Stoneware with incised decoration
Dimensions
21.5 × 19.2 cm (8 7/16 × 7 9/16 in.); Diam.: 19.2 cm (7 9/16 in.)
Classification
bowl
Department
Arts of Asia
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
22016
About the Artist
Unknown
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