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San Antonio Museum of Art, gift of Floyd L. Whittington.
Covered Jar
San Antonio Museum of Art, gift of Floyd L. Whittington.
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Covered Jar

DepartmentAsian Art
CultureThai
Dateca. 14th century
Dimensionsheight: 3 3/4 in. (9.5 cm)
Credit LineSan Antonio Museum of Art, gift of Floyd L. Whittington
Object number95.32.13.a-b
Geography
Place madeSukhothai province, Thailand
General regionAsia
Description"Covered box, with a fruit stem handle surrounded by a raised stylized calyx and a band of star points at the rim of the lid. The body has a band of vegetal scrolls." (Dick Richards, "South-East Asian Ceramics: Thai, Vietnamese and Khmer. p.117)
On view
Collections
San Antonio Museum of Art, Gift of Floyd L. Whittington.
14th century
San Antonio Museum of Art, purchased with funds provided by Bessie Timon Endowment.
Culture: Vietnamese
15th to 16th century
Unknown
Culture: Cambodian
14th century
Purchased with funds provided by Faye Langley Cowden.
Unknown
Culture: Chinese
12th-14th century
San Antonio Museum of Art, gift of Lenora and Walter F. Brown.
Unknown
Culture: Chinese
960-1279
Photography by Peggy Tenison
Unknown
Culture: Chinese
ca. 960-1279
Photography by Peggy Tenison
Unknown
Culture: Chinese
ca. 960-1279
Photography by Peggy Tenison
Unknown
Culture: Chinese
12th-14th century
Bottle
Unknown
Culture: Cambodian
12th century
San Antonio Museum of Art, gift of Floyd L. Whittington.
Unknown
Culture: Vietnamese
15th-16th century
Purchased with funds provided by the Bessie Timon Asian Art Acquisition Endowment.
Culture: Chinese
1127-1279
San Antonio Museum of Art, Gift of Floyd L. Whittington.
Culture: Thai
15th century

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