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Chariot wheel-shaped cup

5th century
Not on view
Distinctive sculptural pottery such as this piece, which exhibits both technical command and imagination, is a highlight of the art of the Three Kingdoms period.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • 수레 바퀴 모양 잔 삼국 가야
  • 車輪飾土器 三國 伽倻
  • Title: Chariot wheel-shaped cup
  • Period: Three Kingdoms period, Gaya Federation (42–562)
  • Date: 5th century
  • Culture: Korea
  • Medium: Stoneware with incidental ash glaze
  • Dimensions: H. 6 1/4 × W. 5 1/8 × D. 3 3/4 in. (15.9 × 13 × 9.5 cm)
  • Classification: Ceramics
  • Credit Line: Purchase, Lila Acheson Wallace Gift, 1997
  • Object Number: 1997.34.2
  • Curatorial Department: Asian Art

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