Vessel with round bottom and overall cord-impressed texture

Detail of a pattern
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At A Glance

  • Period

    3600-1000 BCE
  • Geography

    Southern Khorat Plateau, Northeast Thailand
  • Material

    Earthenware
  • Dimension

    H x Diam (overall): 23.5 x 22 cm (9 1/4 x 8 11/16 in)
  • Accession Number

    S2004.62
  • EDAN ID

    edanmdm:fsg_S2004.62

Object Details

  • Description

    Globular earthenware vessel with everted rim. Vertical cord-impressed design on body. Horizontal incised design around neck 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.
    According to conversation with Victor Hauge on 24 November 2003, Bangkok dealer Carol Woo was the source of many Ban Chiang pieces that the Hauges collected.
    [2] Ownership of collected objects sometimes changed between the Hauge families.
  • Collection

    National Museum of Asian Art Collection
  • Previous custodian or owner

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

    Southern Khorat Plateau, Northeast Thailand
  • Credit Line

    Gift of Victor and Takako Hauge
  • Type

    Vessel
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