Vessel with applied flange, incised and impressed decoration

Detail of a pattern
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At A Glance

  • Period

    2100-1700 BCE
  • Geography

    Northeast Thailand
  • Material

    Earthenware, blackened in firing
  • Dimension

    H x Diam (overall): 18.5 x 25 cm (7 5/16 x 9 13/16 in)
  • Accession Number

    S2004.14
  • EDAN ID

    edanmdm:fsg_S2004.14

Object Details

  • Description

    Earthenware vessel with largely gray-black surface, plain, inverted rim, appliqued flange at midsection. Incised curvilinear design infilled with rocker stamping on upper half of body, and diamond-pattern incised design throughout remainder of vessel.
  • Provenance

    From circa 1967-1973 to 2004
    Mr. and Mrs. Osborne and Gratia Hauge [1]
    From 2004
    Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, gift of Mr. and Mrs. Victor Hauge in 2004 [2]
    Notes:
    [1] Object file.
    Objects collected at this time by the Hauges largely came from dealers in Ayutthaya and Bangkok.
    [2] Ownership of collected objects sometimes changed between the Hauge families.
  • Collection

    National Museum of Asian Art Collection
  • Exhibition History

    Ceramics from Thailand (July 1, 2013 to March 2, 2014)
  • Previous custodian or owner

    Victor (1919-2013) and Takako (1923-2015) Hauge
  • Origin

    Northeast Thailand
  • Culture

    Ban Chiang culture, 4400-200 BCE
  • Credit Line

    Gift of Victor and Takako Hauge
  • Type

    Vessel
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