Covered box

Title

Covered box

Year/Period

14th-16th centuries

Region

Thailand

Object Type

boxes (containers)

Material

ceramic (material), ceramic glaze

Technique

pottery techniques, pottery painting (image-making), pottery glazing (process or technique)

Dimension

Object size: 5.3 x 6.0 x 6.0 cm

Accession No.

2021-00403

Collection of

Asian Civilisations Museum

Credit Line

Gift of Mrs Nurdi Diah Rohde

This covered box has a knobbed lid and is decorated with scale patterns in brown. The modelled knob on the cover simulates the calyx and stem of a mangosteen fruit. Covered boxes were one of the most representative type of Sawankhalok wares produced. Large quantities of ceramics were made at Sukhothai and Sawankhalok kilns for export to Southeast Asia and beyond during the 14th to 16th centuries.