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Oil Bottle
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Celadons, spoons, seals, and bronze mirrors were the most common burial objects in tombs during the Goryeo period (918-1392). Once used to contain oil treatment for hair, this little celadon bottle was one of the standard goods that furnished elites' tombs.
Cleveland Museum of Art’s own descriptionCredit lineOil Bottle (청자 유병 [靑磁油甁]), 1100s. Korea, Goryeo dynasty (918–1392). Pottery; diameter: 7.9 cm (3 1/8 in.); overall: 5.4 cm (2 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of John L. Severance, 1921.639
