Melon-shaped Wine Ewer (lid)
1100s-1200s
Maker Unknown
Korean Art
Melon-shaped Wine Ewer (lid), 1100s-1200s. Korea, Goryeo period (918-1392). Celadon ware; diameter: 9 cm (3 9/16 in.); overall: 9.6 cm (3 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of John L. Severance 1928.173.b This miniature wine pot was buried in a tomb for the soul of the deceased.
- Maker/Artist
- Maker Unknown
- Classification
- Ceramic
- Formatted Medium
- celadon ware
- Dimensions
- Diameter: 9 cm (3 9/16 in.); Overall: 9.6 cm (3 3/4 in.)
- Departments
- Korean Art
- Accession Number
- 1928.173.b
- Credit Line
- Gift of John L. Severance
- Exhibitions
- Mountains and Rivers Beyond the DMZ – Korean Gallery 236 Rotation, Interpretation of Materiality: Gold (Korean art rotation)
- Rights Statement
- CC0
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