Large jar, neck missing

Object Details

• Provenance

  1954

  Found uncovered in a pig sty after a heavy rain on the outskirts of the town of Surin in Surin province, Thailand in 1954. [1]

  To 1969

  Charles Nelson Spinks. [2]

  From 1969

  Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Nelson Spinks. [3]

  Notes:

  [1] See Louise Cort’s note under Curatorial Remark 1 in the object record.

  [2] See Elizabeth Duley’s note under Curatorial Remark 2 in the object record.

  [3] See note 2. See also the Study Collection catalogue card, Collections Management Office.

• Collection

  Freer Study Collection

• Previous custodian or owner

  Charles Nelson Spinks (1906-1980)

• Origin

  Thailand

• Credit Line

  Gift of Charles Nelson Spinks

• Type

  Vessel

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• Related Resources

  collections.si.edu

• Date

  1100s, 1200s

• Name

  Spinks, Charles Nelson

• Place

  Thailand

• Topic

  Art, Southeast Asian Art, Ceramics, Angkor period (802 - 1431)

• Culture

  Southeast Asians

• Object Type

  Vessels (containers)