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Pedestal Jar

Medium: Stoneware with ash glaze
Place Made: Korea
Dates: 5th century
Period: Three Kingdoms Period (Gaya)
Dimensions: Height: 7 1/16 in. (18 cm) Diameter at mouth: 3 15/16 in. (10 cm) Diameter at base: 4 5/8 in. (11.8 cm)
Collections: Asian Art
Museum Location: This item is on view in Asian Galleries, The Arts of Korea, 2nd Floor
Accession Number: 74.61.8
Credit Line: Gift of Nathan Hammer
Image: Overall, 74.61.8.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph

Catalogue Description: This mounted jar with a straight mouth has a single band-shaped handle attached to its side and three triangular perforations decorating the pedestal. A thick greenish brown ash glaze is on the shoulder. A pair of incised lines forms a decorative band in the center of the vessel, which is filled with closely incised, tight wave motifs. From "Korean Art Collection in the Brooklyn Museum" catalogue.

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