Potter's Anvil

82-7-5

From: Thailand | Nong Bua Lamphu | Ban Khong Sawan

Curatorial Section: Asian

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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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