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34. oated in celadon glaze, this robustly shaped bottle has a
Bottle Cdish-shaped mouth attached to a neck that opens onto
12th–13th century, Goryeo broad shoulders and contracts at the waist, flaring slightly to
TL results: fired between 600 & 1,000 years ago the base. Simple lotus petals are painted in underglaze iron
Stoneware with iron oxide decoration under celadon glaze oxide below the waist. The base within the footrim is coated
H: 29.8 cm, W: 15.6 cm with a thin layer of glaze. Evidence of five clay pads used to
support the vessel during firing can be seen on the footrim.
Celadon wares decorated with iron oxide were fired in a neu-
tral to oxidizing atmosphere, which resulted in a yellowish or
brownish-toned glaze.
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