Title
Pot
Year/Period
3600- 900BCE
Region
Ban Chiang, Korat Plateau, Northeast Thailand
Material
Technique
Dimension
Object size: H17.1 x Dia(mouth): 15.0 cm /Dia(body): 13.5 cm
Accession No.
C-0805
Collection of
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. K.K. Tan
This black earthenware vessel has a shape that is typical of early Ban Chiang pottery. It was made by coils of clay which were smoothened with a paddle. The vessel was then incised with geometric patterns. The black surface was the result of the the pot coming into contact with the burning fuel during firing. The site of Ban Chiang was first uncovered in 1957. Pottery was found with skeletons, glass beads, as well as iron and bronze bracelets. Recent dating of the pottery suggests that there were three mains phases, with the black earthenware falling into the earliest phase of 3600 to 900BCE.
