Thai Sawankhalok Covered Box africanfetish Accession number: 2009

Accession number: 2009

enhancing her stark and otherworldly presence

Such attendants not only reflected the social standing and refinement of the tomb’s occupant but also embodied the Confucian ideals of loyalty

stands as a remarkable relic of Bactrian civilization

and gourds served as water containers

Thai Sawankhalok Covered Box africanfetish Accession number: 2009Sukhothai Kingdom or Ayutthaya Period, c. 13001400 AD, Sukhothai Province, Si Satchanalai, Ban Pa Yang kilns, Thailand A finely potted, wheel thrown and hand painted stoneware box with a fitted domed lid, beautifully finished in a translucent pale green celadon glaze. The surface is delicately decorated with concentric circles and alternating panels of cross hatching and vegetal scrolls, painted in underglaze iron brown and separated by finely raised