국립중앙박물관 NATIONAL MUSEUM OF KOREA

Highlights
Burial Urn
  • Nationality/Period

    Unified Silla Period

  • Materials

    Clay

  • Category

    Food - Tableware - Foods and Drinks - case

  • Dimensions

    H. 25.0cm, (mouth) D. 18.0cm

  • Accession Number

    M 458

This lidded urn has a low heel punched with four rectangular holes. The knob on the lid is uniquely shaped like a three-story pagoda. This kind of earthenware is presumed to have been used as a burial urn for cremation tombs, which became widespread after the introduction and approval of Buddhism during the Silla Period.