Base Sherd

97-9-79

From: Thailand | Sukhothai

Curatorial Section: Asian

Object Number 97-9-79
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Thai
Provenience Thailand | Sukhothai
Period Sukhothai Period
Date Made 14th Century - Early 16th Century
Section Asian
Materials Stoneware | Glaze
Technique Sukhothai Ware | Wheel Made | Underglazed | Glazed
Iconography Fish
Description

Sherd. Sukhothai ware. A fraction of the base of a ceramic dish or bowl including half of the foot. On the interior of the sherd lies three pontil marks. A cream-colored crackled glaze covers both the interior and exterior of the sherd except for the interior of the foot. Beneath the glaze on the interior portion a spotted fish is painted in a dark brown underglaze.

Credit Line Gift of Mrs. Sarah M. Bekker, 1997
Other Number V50.95.93 - Sarah Bekker and Freer Original List

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