Potter's Anvil
82-7-5
From: Thailand | Nong Bua Lamphu | Ban Khong Sawan
Curatorial Section: Asian
Native Name | Hin Du | หินคุ |
Object Number | 82-7-5 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Thai | Isaan |
Provenience | Thailand | Nong Bua Lamphu | Ban Khong Sawan |
Date Made | 1900-1981 |
Section | Asian |
Materials | Ceramic | Earthenware |
Description | Fired clay anvil with wide rounded head and small cylindrical handle. Used in pot making to support the inside of the pot while the exterior is beaten by a wooden paddle. |
Height | 4.5 cm |
Outside Diameter | 6 cm |
Credit Line | Thai-Lao Ethnographic Expedition, Joyce C. White, 1981 |
Other Number | UM 89 - Field No SF | 101 - Other Number |
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