Oil Bottle with Scroll Design
1100–1299
- Medium
- celadon ware
- Dimensions
- Outer diameter: 7.4 cm (2 15/16 in.); Overall: 4.2 cm (1 5/8 in.)
- Genre
- Ceramics
- Museum
- Cleveland Museum of Art
Styles
Tags
Korea, Goryeo dynasty (918–1392)
About
Celadons, spoons, seals, and bronze mirrors were the most common burial objects in tombs during the Goryeo period (918-1392). Once used to contain oil treatment for hair, this little celadon bottle was one of the standard goods that furnished elites' tombs.