Cup with Interior Rattle and Incised and Openwork Decoration
Unknown
Three Kingdoms period (57 B.C.–A.D. 676), Gaya Federation (42 BC–562 AD), 5th century
Medium
Stoneware with natural ash glaze and incised decoration
Dimensions
14.5 × 8.5 cm (5 11/16 × 3 3/8 in.); Diam.: 8.5 cm (3 3/8 in.)
Classification
drinking vessel
Department
Arts of Asia
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
32304
About the Artist
Unknown
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