Earthenware Bowl with Raised Pattern

Basic information

Designation

Treasure No.597

Category

Craft

Era

선사시대

Designated year

1975

Location

서구, 부산광역시— 부산광역시 서구 구덕로 (부민동2가, 동아대학교부민캠퍼스) 동아대학교박물관

Coordinates

35.104699, 129.019336

This earthenware bowl, discovered in a shell mound at Yeongseon-dong, Yeongdo-gu, Busan, dates from the Neolithic period. The item measures 12.4㎝ in height and 16.4㎝ in mouth diameter. The bowl has a spout at one side of the mouth so that liquid content can be safely poured out of it. The item is noted also for the raised appliqué design located below the mouth edge, on the outside. The appliqué design consists of a clay strip placed in a manner to form a jagged line, and the surface of the clay strip is indented at regular intervals, for a greater decorative effect. The bowl is made in ochre-colored clay and becomes darker in hue toward the bottom. Earthenwares of this type were made in the early part of the Neolithic period. Other similar items with raised appliqué designs have been discovered at the same shell mound in Busan.

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