Title
Pot
Year/Period
Early Ban Chiang period (3600-900 BCE)
Region
Ban Chiang, Northeast Thailand
Material
Dimension
Gross measurement: H4.3 x Dia4.0 cm
Accession No.
2010-00441
Collection of
Credit Line
Anonymous gift
This miniature, round-bottomed earthenware burial pot was made to contain either food or objects for the afterlife of the deceased. It was made with coils of clay, which were joined together and paddle-beaten for added strength.The site of Ban Chiang was first discovered in 1957. Pottery was found with skeletal remains, glass beads as well as iron and bronze bracelets.
