Southeast Asia, Cambodia or northern Thailand, Khmer Empire (Angkor culture), ca. 14th to 15th century CE. A wonderful pottery cooking jar, presenting impressively thin walls that rise outwards to a rounded shoulder, a brief, corseted neck, and a double rimmed mouth, all sitting upon a flat, circular base. Enveloped in a lovely, ash gray pigment, the ancient vessel's intriguing mouth is comprised of a tubular inner rim that leads to the interior of the vessel surrounded by bowl-shaped outer rim, that presumably functioned to prevent spillage when cooking. Size: 6.2" in diameter x 10.7" H (15.7 cm x 27.2 cm)
This piece has been tested using thermoluminescence (TL) analysis and has been found to be ancient and of the period stated. A full report will accompany purchase.
Provenance: ex-Ashland University Museum, Ashland, Ohio, USA, donated to Ashland University between July 1994 to December 1998
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Condition
TL holes to base and exterior rim. Expected surface wear with some abrasions and nicks. Otherwise, intact and excellent.