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28. he dish-shaped mouth of this bottle rests on a cone-like
Bottle Tneck. Shoulders straight and slightly slanting down-
10th–12th century, Goryeo wards, the body drops down at an angle, bulging faintly, and
TL results: fired between 700 & 1,200 years ago tapers at another angle near the short, splayed foot. The base
Stoneware with celadon glaze is partially coated in glaze, but the footrim was wiped free
H: 27.2 cm, W: 14.6 cm of glaze.
The flared foot may have been influenced by products of the
Yue kilns in China, which often copied the forms of silver
vessels. The dish-shaped mouth, which developed from Chi-
nese ceramics design, acted as a funnel, facilitating the pour-
ing of liquids into the bottle. This type of bottle was used to
hold beverages such as wine.
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