Bottle with straight neck and two round handles

Historical period(s)
Lan Na period, 14th-16th century
Medium
Stoneware with clear grey-green glaze
Style
Kalong ware
Dimensions
H x Diam (overall): 8.6 x 8.6 cm (3 3/8 x 3 3/8 in)
Geography
Thailand, Chiang Rai province
Credit Line
Gift of John A. Pope
Collection
Freer Study Collection
Accession Number
FSC-P-2731
On View Location
Currently not on view
Classification(s)
Ceramic, Vessel
Type

Bottle

Keywords
Kalong ware, Lan Na period (1251 - 1774), stoneware, Thailand
Provenance

From 1957
John A. Pope (1906-1982), Washington DC, collected in Thailand. [1]

From at least 1982
Freer Gallery of Art, gift of John A. Pope, Washington D.C, accessioned in 1982. [2]

Notes:

[1] See Curatorial Remarks 1 and 2 in the object record. See also John A. Pope Papers, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives.

[2] While John A. Pope collected the piece in 1957, according to Collections Management record the object was accessioned into the Study Collection in 1982. See also note 1.

Previous Owner(s) and Custodian(s)

Dr. John Alexander Pope 1906-1982

Collection Area(s)
Southeast Asian Art
Web Resources
Google Cultural Institute
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