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Bottle with a Flattened Side
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By the 700s, this type of bottle started to be produced as a utilitarian vessel and was enjoyed among ruling elites. The flattened example like this may have served as a portable wine bottle.
Cleveland Museum of Art’s own descriptionCredit lineBottle with a Flattened Side (토기 편병 [土器扁甁]), 700s–800s. Korea, late Unified Silla (676-935) or early Goryeo (918-1392) period. Stoneware with incised designs; overall: 25.1 cm (9 7/8 in.); diameter: 15.9 cm (6 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1999.92
