Pilgrim Bottle
Brooklyn Museum photograph
Object Label
This clay flask mimics the shape of leather water vessels used by travelers throughout the world. In China, canteens made of animal skin were associated primarily with nomadic people—such as the ancestors of the Liao rulers—and with Buddhist pilgrims, who traveled long distances to visit holy sites. Many ceramic re-creations of leather flasks have been found in Liao tombs among the many items needed by the dynasty’s horse-riding elite for their journey into the afterlife.
Caption
Pilgrim Bottle, 907–1125. Earthenware, green glaze, 10 9/16 in. (26.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Horace O. Havemeyer, by exchange, 50.162. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 50.162_bw.jpg)
Collection
Collection
Title
Pilgrim Bottle
Date
907–1125
Dynasty
Liao Dynasty
Period
Liao Dynasty
Geography
Place made: China
Medium
Earthenware, green glaze
Classification
Dimensions
10 9/16 in. (26.8 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Horace O. Havemeyer, by exchange
Accession Number
50.162
Rights
Creative Commons-BY
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