Jar with three horizontal lugs
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Period
late 16th-late 17th century -
Geography
Possibly Mon State, Lower Burma -
Material
Stoneware with white slip under iron glaze; rattan -
Dimension
H x Diam (overall): 40 x 34 cm (15 3/4 x 13 3/8 in) -
Accession Number
F1994.16 -
EDAN ID
edanmdm:fsg_F1994.16
Object Details
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Description
Very dark brown glaze falls short of base with some dripping and accumulation of glaze, wide everted mouth, three loop handles on shoulder connected with three non-contemporaneous split rattan handles, unglazed flat base exposes dark reddish brown clay, interior left unglazed, body decorated with two bands of rectangular panels framed by raised edges. -
Provenance
To 1994John Forbes, Silver Spring, Maryland, acquired in Manila, to 1994 [1]From 1994Freer Gallery of Art, purchased from John Forbes in 1994Notes:[1] According to Curatorial Note 7 in the object record. -
Collection
Freer Gallery of Art Collection -
Exhibition History
Storage Jars (March 15, 2014 to June 28, 2015)Taking Shape: Ceramics in Southeast Asia (April 1, 2007 to December 4, 2011)Storage Jars of Asia (October 29, 2000 to March 10, 2002) -
Previous custodian or owner
John Forbes -
Origin
Possibly Mon State, Lower Burma -
Credit Line
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment -
Type
Vessel -
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