Vase
918–1392
- Medium
- bronze
- Dimensions
- Outer diameter: 2.4 cm (15/16 in.); Overall: 8 cm (3 1/8 in.)
- Genre
- Metalwork
- Museum
- Cleveland Museum of Art
Styles
Tags
Korea, Goryeo dynasty (918–1392)
About
Various objects such as this miniature metal vessel were the most common burial objects in tombs during the Goryeo period (918–1392). Furnishing tombs with an elaborate assemblage of objects was believed to honor and comfort the newly dead.