Sherd

14th century-15th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Box and lid, speckled grey porcellaneous stoneware, painted in black under greyish green glaze. The box and lid are of depressed globular form, the domed cover surmounted by an acorn-shaped knob. It is painted with formal foliage on winding stems on the box, and with concentric circles on the cover.

Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • SHERD
  • SHERD
Materials and techniques
Stoneware with green glaze
Brief description
Stoneware box and lid with green glaze, Si Satchanalai kilns, Thailand, 14th-15th century
Physical description
Box and lid, speckled grey porcellaneous stoneware, painted in black under greyish green glaze. The box and lid are of depressed globular form, the domed cover surmounted by an acorn-shaped knob. It is painted with formal foliage on winding stems on the box, and with concentric circles on the cover.
Dimensions
  • Height: 8.6cm
  • Diameter: 10.2cm
From register: Height 3 3/8 in.; Diameter 4 in.
Style
Production
From register
Collection
Accession number
C.57&A-1944

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Record createdMay 22, 2009
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