Vessel with round base and overall paddle-impressed texture

Globular vessel with rounded base, tall neck, everted rim, cord-impressed design from neck to base. Shaped with fine cord-wrapped paddle, which left marks over the body. Round hole intentionally made at midpoint of wall.

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Maker(s)
Artist: Possibly Ban Chiang culture (4400-200 BCE)
Historical period(s)
Possibly Ban Chiang Middle period, 1000-500 BCE
Medium
Earthenware
Dimensions
H x Diam (overall): 28.4 x 27.8 cm (11 3/16 x 10 15/16 in)
Geography
Northeast Thailand
Credit Line
Gift of Victor and Takako Hauge
Collection
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
Accession Number
S2004.50
On View Location
Sackler Gallery 29: Prehistoric Spirals: Earthenwares from Thailand
Classification(s)
Ceramic, Vessel
Type

Vessel

Keywords
Ban Chiang culture (ca. 4400 BCE - 200 CE), earthenware, Hauge collection, Thailand
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. Objects collected at this time by the Hauges largely came from dealers in Ayutthaya and Bangkok.

[2] Ownership of collected objects sometimes changed between the Hauge families.

Previous Owner(s) and Custodian(s)

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

Description

Globular vessel with rounded base, tall neck, everted rim, cord-impressed design from neck to base. Shaped with fine cord-wrapped paddle, which left marks over the body. Round hole intentionally made at midpoint of wall.

Published References
  • Louise Allison Cort, George Williams, David P. Rehfuss. Ceramics in Mainland Southeast Asia. Washington. .
Collection Area(s)
Southeast Asian Art
Web Resources
Ceramics in Mainland Southeast Asia
Google Cultural Institute
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