Title
Pot
Year/Period
Early Ban Chiang period (300 BCE-300 CE)
Region
Thailand
Dimension
Object size: H 2,
x Dia: 3.3
x Dia: 3.3
Accession No.
1998-00685
Collection of
Credit Line
Gift of Robert McLeod
The excavations of burial sites in Thailand uncovered a previously unknown and aesthetically distinctive pottery tradition. Pottery was found with skeletal remains, glass beads as well as iron and bronze bracelets, demonstrating an elegance, sophistication and attention to decorative detail that exceed mere utilitarian needs.