Pedestalled Dish
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Pedestalled Dish

TitlePedestalled Dish
Datec. 1000–500 BCE 9th century BCE
Mediumburnished earthenware with carved and impressed decoration
ClassificationCeramic
OriginJapan, Jōmon period (c. 10,500–300 BCE) Japan
Holding institutionThe Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit linePedestalled Dish, c. 1000–500 BCE. Japan, Jōmon period (c. 10,500–300 BCE). Burnished earthenware with carved and impressed decoration; overall: 9.5 x 19 x 5.1 cm (3 3/4 x 7 1/2 x 2 in.); pedestal: 3.5 x 3.5 cm (1 3/8 x 1 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 2001.133
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“Pedestalled Dish” is a work of unattributed authorship, dated c. 1000–500 BCE. It is executed in burnished earthenware with carved and impressed decoration and classified as ceramic. This work is in the public domain (CC0), so the image may be downloaded and reused for any purpose without permission (see the licence note below).

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