Korean bowl and cover, Silla Kingdom

An image of Bowl and cover. Unknown, potter, Korea. The bowl and its cover are wide and the stand and knob narrow in comparison. The stand is divided into two zones, each of which has four openings, arranged alternately; the knob has three similar opening. The body is thick and the clay dark grey. Traces of throwing can be seen on the cover. Stoneware, thrown, luted and pierced, height, whole, 24.8, cm, diameter, rim, 15.2, cm, diameter, foot, 12.0, cm, diameter, cover, 17.0, cm, circa 400-600. Silla Kingdom (57BC-956).

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Bowl and cover. Unknown, potter, Korea. The bowl and its cover are wide and the stand and knob narrow in comparison. The stand is divided into two zones, each of which has four openings, arranged alternately; the knob has three similar opening. The body is thick and the clay dark grey. Traces of throwing can be seen on the cover. Stoneware, thrown, luted and pierced, height, whole, 24.8, cm, diameter, rim, 15.2, cm, diameter, foot, 12.0, cm, diameter, cover, 17.0, cm, circa 400-600. Silla Kingdom (57BC-956).

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Accession Number: C.2 & A-1920
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Aperture: f/22.0
Focal length: 120
Camera: Hasselblad H3DII-31
Photographer name: Michael Jones
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Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.4 (Windows)
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Exposure time: 1/125
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 22/1
Captured: 2017:03:20 15:08:55

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5th Century 6th Century bowl cover Fitz_AA knob Korean pierced pottery Silla Kingdom Silla Period stoneware thrown

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