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Burial Urn with Cover (lid)
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Produced in closed kilns built on hillsides during the Three Kingdoms period, this lidded jar once contained the cremated remains of the dead. This type of burial jar became widespread after the introduction of Buddhism, as cremation became a common practice in Korea.
Cleveland Museum of Art’s own descriptionCredit lineBurial Urn with Cover (lid) (토기 뼈항아리 [土器骨壺]), 300s–500s CE. Korea, Three Kingdoms period (57 BCE–668 CE). Earthenware with impressed design; diameter: 42.8 cm (16 7/8 in.); overall: 56.8 cm (22 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1990.131.b
