Figure, head of a lion-dog or mythical beast

Object Details

• Description

  Sherd of a lion-dog or mythical animal head, hollow. Finely molded.

  Clay: buff clay.

  Glaze: brown and greyish white.

• Provenance

  From 1970-72 to 2001

  Mr. and Mrs. Victor Hauge [1]

  From 2001

  Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Mr. and Mrs. Victor Hauge in 2001

  Notes:

  [1] Object file. Collected by Victor Hauge on visits to the U Thong kiln sites in Bangkok, Thailand.

• Collection

  Freer Study Collection

• Previous custodian or owner

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

• Credit Line

  Gift of Victor and Takako Hauge

• Type

  Sculpture

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• Related Resources

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• Date

  1590s, 1500s

• Name

  Hauge, Victor and Takako

• Place

  Thailand

• Topic

  Art, Hauge collection, Ayutthaya period (1351 - 1767), Southeast Asian Art, Ceramics, Sawankhalok ware

• Culture

  Southeast Asians

• Object Type

  Sculpture