Fragment of architectural fitting, probably part of balustrade cover

Historical period(s)
14th-16th century
Medium
Glazed stoneware - form-build and hand-modelled
Style
Sawankhalok ware
Dimensions
H x W x D: 5.3 x 17 x 8.8 cm (2 1/16 x 6 11/16 x 3 7/16 in)
Geography
Thailand, Sukhothai province, Si Satchanalai, Ban Pa Yang kilns
Credit Line
Gift of John A. Pope
Collection
Freer Gallery of Art Study Collection
Accession Number
FSC-P-2333
On View Location
Currently not on view
Classification(s)
Architectural Element, Ceramic
Type

Architectural fitting (fragment)

Keywords
flower, Sawankhalok ware, stoneware, Thailand
Provenance

1957
John A. Pope (1906-1982), Washington DC, collected in Ban Pa Yang kilns, Sawankhalok, Thailand. [1]

From 1957
Freer Gallery of Art, gift of John A. Pope, Washington DC [2]

Notes:

[1] See Study Collection catalogue card, Collections Management Office. See also John A. Pope Papers, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives.

[2] See note 1.

Previous Owner(s)

Dr. John Alexander Pope 1906-1982

Collection Area(s)
Southeast Asian Art
Web Resources
Google Cultural Institute
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