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This ribbed, cone-shaped, porcelain lid has a wide flange topped with a bird-shaped finial. It is covered in a white glaze with a bluish green tinge.
Chinese (Chinese (culture or style))
Jar lid
960 – 1279
Gift of Professor Walter M. and Nesta R. Spink
2015/2.136
A dome-shaped cermaic lid for a bowl. Outfitted with a circular handle supported by four square legs. The bottom of the lid tapers inward, suggesting this area fits inside its bowl counterpart rather than resting on top of it.
Korean (Korean (culture or style))
Lid for Bowl
400 – 599
Gift of Ok Ja Chang and the Chang Family
2009/2.77
A ceramic lid for a matching bowl. Outfitted with a small, round and tapered handle.<br /> <br /> This yellow, low-fired earthenware vessel consists of a body and a lid. It is made from fine clay mixed with a small amount of fine sand particles. Fine, incised horizontal lines run around the body. The gallery that supports the lid rests at a slight incline, and the vessel mouth slopes slightly inwards. The lower part of the body rapidly tapers inwards before joining the base, the center of which is indented. The lid features a low, flat knob. The round, upper part of the lid meets the lip at a slight angle.[Korean Collection, University of Michigan Museum of Art (2017) p. 45]<br /> &nbsp;
Korean (Korean (culture or style))
Lid for Bowl
400 – 599
Gift of Ok Ja Chang and the Chang Family
2009/2.75B
A circular, slightly domed disc topped with four arches and the figure of a human head. The front arch is wide, with a round indentation, and the arches to either side have two small, pointed protrusions. The top of the figure's head is decorated with geometric patterns. The back of the head is connected to the back arch by a smaller arch. 
Yoruba (Yoruba (culture or style))
Vessel Lid
20th century
Gift of Dr. Daniel and Sandra Mato
2003/2.36

Japanese (Japanese (culture or style))
Jar with Lid
19th century
Gift of Mr. William Muschenheim
1979/2.82A&B
Silver jar with a scalloped dot decoration and vertical lines. The top swoops up on the sides.
Artist Unknown
Small Silver Jar with Lid
20th century
Estate of Professor Arthur Lyon Cross
1940.406A&B
A circular, slightly domed disc topped with four arches and the figure of a human head. The front arch is wide, with a small bowl, and the arches to either side have four small, pointed protrusions. The front and back arch, as well as the top of the figure's head, are decorated with geometric patterns. The back of the head is connected to the back arch by a smaller arch. 
Yoruba (Yoruba (culture or style))
Vessel Lid
20th century
Gift of Dr. Daniel and Sandra Mato
2003/2.34
A lid for a maebyeong jar in the shape of a melon and covered in a green hued glaze. The is entirely glazed and was fired with three quartzite spurs on the innter surface. Fine crazing extends over the surface forming a kind of pattern. <p>This is ribbed maebyeong lid in the shape of a melon. It is entirely glazed and was red with three quartzite spurs supporting its inner surface. Fine crazing extends over its entire surface like a pattern. Despite small damages in two parts of the rim, the color, clay body, and fusion of the glaze are all of a relatively high standard.<br /> [<em>Korean Collection, University of Michigan Museum of Art </em>(2014) p.137]</p>
Korean (Korean (culture or style))
Celadon Melon-shaped Maebyeong Lid
12th century
Gift and partial purchase from Bruce and Inta Hasenkamp, purchase with funds from Elder and Mrs Sang-Yong Nam
2021/1.146
A dome-shaped cermaic lid for a bowl. Outfitted with a mushroom-shaped handle with a hole in the center. Carved details around the bowl are two circles, one smaller than the other, with a striped triangle pattern.
Korean (Korean (culture or style))
Lid for Bowl
400 – 599
Gift of Ok Ja Chang and the Chang Family
2009/2.76
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