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On display at V&A South Kensington
Ceramics, Room 137, The Curtain Foundation Gallery

Jar

mid 16th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Storage jar. Brown glazed stoneware, with four horizontal lug handles. Unglazed lower half of body, flat foot.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Stoneware, partly glazed
Brief description
Storage jar with four horizontal jug handles, stoneware part-glazed in brown, Singburi province, Thailand, mid-16th century
Physical description
Storage jar. Brown glazed stoneware, with four horizontal lug handles. Unglazed lower half of body, flat foot.
Dimensions
  • Height: 26.5cm
  • Diameter: 19cm
Object history
Marine excavations from the Singtai shipwreck. Purchased from the Nahai Maritime Archaelogy Sdn Bhd, Malaysia.
Collection
Accession number
IS.90-2002

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Record createdJune 12, 2003
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