Jar with small loop handles

Jar with small loop handles

An item at Metropolitan Museum of Art

This storage jar is one of the distinctive types of early pottery produced by the Silla kingdom in the Gimhae region, near the southeastern coast of the Korean peninsula.

Asian Art

An exhibit at Metropolitan Museum of Art

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The Met's collection of Asian art—more than 35,000 objects, ranging in date from the third millennium B.C. to the twenty-first century—is one of the largest and most comprehensive in the world. Each of the many civilizations of Asia is represented by outstanding works, providing an unrivaled experience of the artistic traditions of nearly half the world.