Thai Sawankhalok Earthenware Kendi basket sometimes coloured with natural pigments

sometimes coloured with natural pigments

striped melons

the Plebeians and lower classes wore more affordable bronze

and divine power

yet it captures stylized anatomical detailing that reflects the artistic sensibilities of the period

Thai Sawankhalok Earthenware Kendi basket sometimes coloured with natural pigmentsSukhothai Kingdom or Early Ayutthaya Period, c. 13001400 AD, Si Satchanalai, Sawankhalok Kilns, Sukhothai Province, Thailand A superb example of early Southeast Asian ceramic artistry, this unglazed red brown earthenware kendi was expertly wheel thrown and burnished to a soft sheen. Of classic globular form, it features a mammiform spout, a tall flanged neck for grip, a delicately splayed foot, and a subtly carved undersidecharacteristic of fine