Lidded Jar (lid)
Unknown Artist
400s–500s CE
Medium
red earthenware with incised band designs
Dimensions
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Classification
Ceramic
Department
Korean Art
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
Gift of the John D. Proctor Foundation
Accession Number
1997.20.b
About this artwork
Early earthenware from the Three Kingdoms period (57 BCE–668 CE) became widely utilized as agriculture and religion grew to be essential elements in sustaining society and its systems. The clay jars of different sizes and shapes on display were made for the following purposes: to store harvested grains and seeds, or, especially lidded ones such as this, to preserve cremated remains, and to serve offerings in rituals.