Title
Cylindrical pot
Year/Period
Approx 700-800 BC
Region
Dong Marum, Lopburi, Thailand
Material
Technique
Dimension
Object size: H 20 x Dia,
of Mouth: 17
of Mouth: 17
Accession No.
1996-00860
Collection of
This cylindrical pot was made with coils of clay which were joined and paddle-beaten for added strength. It is decorated with two rows of incised and painted abstract motif. Each row is bound by horizontal bands.Pots and other objects found at the Dong Marum site have been dated as over 2,700 years old. The elaborate designs are a good indication that these were probably ritual or ‘prestige’ vessels and used as burial jars to contain either food or objects for the deceased in their afterlife.
