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Long-necked Jar
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About this work
Pottery vessels with a footed stand, such as this one, are the earliest known high-fired ware produced in closed kilns built on hillsides. Its gray color is the result of the reduction of oxygen in the kiln chamber. Footed vessels were not practical enough for everyday use, but were used to present offerings to the deceased in highly elaborate ritual ceremonies.
Cleveland Museum of Art’s own descriptionCredit lineLong-necked Jar (굽다리 긴 목 토기 항아리 [長頸壺]), 200s–300s CE. Korea, Silla (57 BCE–935 CE). Gray pottery; overall: 26.8 cm (10 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of James Kitchen, 1948.14
