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Large jar, neck missing

Object Details

Provenance
1954
Found uncovered in a pig sty after a heavy rain on the outskirts of the town of Surin in Surin province, Thailand in 1954. [1]
To 1969
Charles Nelson Spinks. [2]
From 1969
Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Nelson Spinks. [3]
Notes:
[1] See Louise Cort’s note under Curatorial Remark 1 in the object record.
[2] See Elizabeth Duley’s note under Curatorial Remark 2 in the object record.
[3] See note 2. See also the Study Collection catalogue card, Collections Management Office.
Collection
Freer Study Collection
Previous custodian or owner
Charles Nelson Spinks (1906-1980)
Data Source
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
Date
12th-13th century
Period
Angkor period
Credit Line
Gift of Charles Nelson Spinks
Medium
Stoneware with molasses-brown glaze
Dimensions
H x Diam: 33 × 23 cm (13 × 9 1/16 in)
Type
Vessel
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