Storage Jar with Loop Handles
Unknown Artist
200s–300s CE
Medium
earthenware with impressed and incised designs
Dimensions
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Classification
Ceramic
Department
Korean Art
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
John L. Severance Fund
Accession Number
1989.475
About this artwork
The function of this type of large jar remains unknown, yet it is highly likely that it was used to store harvested grains and seeds. The loops on its round shoulder suggest that the jar once had a lid fastened by cords, to strengthen its seal. Below its short neck, the vessel’s entire body is decorated with rows of short vertical and diagonal lines probably created by grooving and impressing the clay.