Ancient Southeast Asia, Thailand, Ban Chiang, ca. 300 BCE. A hand-built pottery jar of a tall and dignified form with a wide foot, a broad piriform body with a rounded lower section, a gently tapered neckline, and a flared rim surrounding the interior basin. The beige and orange-red exterior surfaces are incised with attractive linear motifs including a foliate pattern beneath the rim, zigzagging registers encircling the foot and lower body, and a serpentine motif filled with tightly oscillating striations meandering across the center. Size: 8.375" W x 10.1" H (21.3 cm x 25.7 cm)
Provenance: ex-Ashland University Museum, Ashland, Ohio, USA, donated to Ashland University between July 1994 to December 1998
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Condition
Chips to foot, with minor softening to and light encrustations within incised details, fading to exterior pigment, and a few small spalls, otherwise intact and very good. Great preservation to incised decorations across exterior.