Steamer or cooking pot

This steamer or cooking pot is decorated with stamped and incised geometric motif. The applique animal motif serves as the handle of the lid.Malay pottery consists mainly of household utensils such as cooking pots, dishes, storage vessels for water and incense braziers. Traditionally, they were hand-moulded without the use of potter’s wheel. Many take their shapes from natural forms such as fruit or vegetables and are decorated with incised floral and geometric motifs.

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