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Tall perforated stand
Not on view
Tall stands with perforated rectangular or triangular patterns are distinctive to Korea and representative of the high-fired gray ceramics found in Gaya and Silla tombs. They were meant to hold a vessel, typically a jar. Their height indicates that these stands were reserved for ancestral and funerary rituals.
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