Storage vessel, Korea, Silla Empire, ca. 5th/6th century Stoneware, gray glaze, bulbous vessel with a short cylindrical neck on a two-row cut-out foot. A narrow band with net engraving on the shoulder. Without lid. In perfect condition. H. 26 cm. Provenance: Peer Hultberg Collection (1935-2007), Hamburg. Stoneware jar without cover, openwork foot, incised net ornament. Korea, Silla Kingdom. Collection Peer Hultberg (1935-2007), Hamburg. H. 26 cm.

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