Cleveland Museum of Art

Lidded Jar with Four Horn Lugs

Date

200s–400s CE

Medium

earthenware

Culture

Korea, Gaya period (42–562 CE)

Department

Korean Art

Institution

Cleveland Museum of Art

Closed kilns built on hillsides became widely used for producing this type of pottery vessel in Korea during the Three Kingdoms period. Both its gray color and shimmering glaze are the result of the reduction of oxygen in the closed kiln chamber built on hillsides. This pottery vessel served to contain cremated remains, indicating the popularity of Buddhist mortuary practice in Korea during the Three Kingdoms period.

The authoritative record is held by Cleveland Museum of Art. LinkedCulture surfaces this object and its connections; it does not alter institutional metadata.