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Footed jar

mid-5th century
Not on view
Vessels of this type—featuring a long neck with an incised wave design and a bulbous body on a perforated foot—have been unearthed at various Silla sites. This example is representative of those found in the capital city of Gyeongju.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • 긴목 항아리 삼국 신라
  • 長頸壺 三國 新羅
  • Title: Footed jar
  • Period: Three Kingdoms period, Silla Kingdom (57 BCE–676 CE)
  • Date: mid-5th century
  • Culture: Korea
  • Medium: Stoneware with traces of incidental ash glaze
  • Dimensions: 13 in. (33 cm)
    Diam. of foot: 6 5/8 in. (16.8 cm)
    Diam. of rim: 7 in. (17.8 cm)
    Body diameter: 9 1/2 in. (24.1 cm)
  • Classification: Ceramics
  • Credit Line: Purchase, Lila Acheson Wallace Gift, 1997
  • Object Number: 1997.34.11
  • Curatorial Department: Asian Art

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