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Short-necked Storage Jar
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About this work
A large quantity of pottery such as this earthenware jar was produced during the Bronze Age in Korea, as farming became more commonly practiced. Large jars made of fine clay were used to stored grains and later were buried in in tombs to accompany the tomb owner. It was during this time that a substantial number of Korean farmers migrated to the western Japanese archipelago and introduced advanced rice farming and pottery-making techniques.
Cleveland Museum of Art’s own descriptionCredit lineShort-necked Storage Jar (짧은 목 토기호 [圓底短頸壺]), 600s–300s BCE. Korea, Bronze Age (1000–300 BCE). Earthenware; outer diameter: 25.1 cm (9 7/8 in.); overall: 25.1 cm (9 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, James Parmelee Fund, 1986.82