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Oil Bottle
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Oil Bottle

1100s–1200s · celadon ware

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About this work

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 description
Credit lineOil Bottle (청자 유병 [靑磁油甁]), 1100s–1200s. Korea, Goryeo dynasty (918–1392). Celadon ware; outer diameter: 7.4 cm (2 15/16 in.); overall: 4.6 cm (1 13/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of John L. Severance, 1928.153

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