Accession Number
1984/2.8

Title
Turtle-shaped Bottle

Artist(s)
Korean

Artist Nationality
Korean (culture or style)

Object Creation Date
6th - 7th century

Medium & Support
stoneware, unglazed

Dimensions
4 3/16 x 2 3/16 x 2 3/16 in. (10.6 x 5.5 x 5.5 cm)

Credit Line
Gift of Estelle Titiev, from the collection of Mischa Titiev

Subject matter
Styled like other "tiger pots" from the 5-6th century Baekje, three Kingdoms Period.

Physical Description
It is a urinal earthware. There is a everted mouth on the round body. It is unglazed.

This is a gray, turtle-shaped, low-fired earthenware bottle. The neck is attached to one end of the body, rising outwards before flaring out once again. Its rim is round. The inner surface of the neck and the lower part of the body show signs of rotation and water smoothing. The bottom of the bottle is rounded.

[Korean Collection, University of Michigan Museum of Art (2017) p. 77]

Primary Object Classification
Ceramic

Primary Object Type
vessel

Additional Object Classification(s)
Ceramic

Collection Area
Asian

Rights
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Three Kingdoms (Korean)
bottles
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