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4. he mouth of this vessel is as wide as the widest part of
Beaker-shaped vessel Tthe body. It has a tall neck that tapers to the shoulders,
5th–6th century, Three Kingdoms (Silla) after which the profile slants outward and gently curves in-
TL results: fired between 1,000 & 1,700 years ago ward again to form a base that has been minimally flattened.
Stoneware There are two registers of the standard wavy combed pattern
H: 16.5 cm, W: 11.9 cm bordered by latitudinal lines. There is another raised line
where the slanted shoulder meets the rounded body. Firing
blisters are apparent throughout the vessel.

Besides being a funerary vessel, the exact function of this
container is unknown. It probably held foodstuffs for the de-
ceased and may have been placed on a stoneware stand with
a bowl-like cradle.

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