Vase
Unknown Artist
918–1392
Medium
bronze
Dimensions
h. 8 cm · outer diameter 2.4 cm
Classification
Metalwork
Department
Korean Art
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust
Accession Number
1917.1049
Rights
Public Domain
About this artwork
Various objects such as this miniature metal vessel were the most common burial objects in tombs during the Goryeo period (918–1392). Furnishing tombs with an elaborate assemblage of objects was believed to honor and comfort the newly dead.