As Buddhism’s popularity rose in the Silla kingdom, cremation became the standard funerary practice, displacing earlier elaborate burial rites. This urn, with a stamped design of flowers and geometric patterns, is typical of Korean stoneware containers for ashes from the eighth century.
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손잡이 달린 인화 무늬 합 통일신라 把手有蓋印花文盒 統一新羅
Title:Covered urn with geometric decoration
Period:South and North Kingdoms period (676–935), Unified Silla
Date:8th century
Culture:Korea
Medium:Stoneware with stamped design
Dimensions:H. with cover : 8 3/4 in. (22.2 cm) Height (without cover): 6 5/8 in. (16.8 cm) Body diameter: 4 3/4 in. (12.1 cm) Diam. of foot: 3 3/4 in. (9.5 cm)
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