Burial Urn with Stamped Design, Korea, Unified Silla period (676-935). Stoneware With Stamped Designs Under Olive-Green Glaze. Overall: 8.1 cm; Body: 4.4 x 10.7 cm. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of John L. Severance 1928.178.

Containing the remains of the dead, this type of ancient clay pottery was excavated from tombs.

After the introduction of Buddhism, cremation became a common practice in Korea. This jar, which once contained the remains of the dead, may have nested in a larger stone container. The repetitive patterns that appear on the lid and the container was done with a stamping technique.