Donor Name:

Hon. William Leonhart  Search this

Culture:

Silla Period  Search this

Object Type:

Bowl

Place:

Korea, Asia

Accession Date:

13 Feb 1970

Notes:

Illustrated p. 53 in Taylor, Paul Michael, and Christopher J. Lotis. 2008. Flagship of a fleet: a Korea Gallery guide. Washington, D.C.: Asian Cultural History Program, Department of Anthropology, Smithsonian Institution. Identified there as Bowl with impressed cicada design; Stoneware; 9 x 17 cm; 8th century; Unified Silla. The cicada design may symbolize the transformation from life to afterlife. After the cicada emerges from the ground, the insect sheds its skin or nymph shell.

Record Last Modified:

7 Jul 2021

Specimen Count:

1

Topic:

Archaeology  Search this

Accession Number:

287910

USNM Number:

A455472-0

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Data Source:

NMNH - Anthropology Dept.

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/339d50e49-4468-4167-9ba5-ba0bfd021092

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8208185