Room 32 | India 600-1900 gallery
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Dark brown glazed dragon jar
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Details
- Associated place
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Asia › South-east Asia › Thailand › Sukhothai province › Sawankhalok › Sawankhalok kiln-sites (place of creation)
- Date
- 15th century (1401 - 1500)
- Material and technique
- stoneware, with applied decoration under a dark-brown glaze
- Dimensions
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15.7 cm (height)
13.7 cm (diameter)
at foot 9.2 cm (diameter)
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- No. of items
- 1
- Credit line
- Presented by E. H. North, 1969.
- Accession no.
- EA1969.59
Glossary (2)
glaze, stoneware
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glaze
Vitreous coating applied to the surface of a ceramic to make it impermeable or for decorative effect.
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stoneware
Ceramic material made of clay which is fired to a temperature of c.1200-1300⁰c and is often buff or grey in colour.
Location
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First floor | Room 32 | India from 600
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First floor | Room 32 | India from 600
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