Thai Sawankhalok Brown-Glazed Stoneware Bottle ancestorfigure emphasizing the cultural and spiritual

emphasizing the cultural and spiritual significance of textiles within their society

and decorated in a spontaneous

Lampung’s prosperity through pepper cultivation fostered a flourishing of textile art

Songye people

Offerings and sacrifices sustain the well-being of families and communities

Thai Sawankhalok Brown-Glazed Stoneware Bottle ancestorfigure emphasizing the cultural and spiritualAyutthaya Kingdom Period, c. 13001500 AD, Ban Ko Noi Kilns, Sawankhalok, Thailand A superb stoneware bottle of ovoid form, featuring an angular shoulder, cup shaped mouth, splayed foot, and recessed unglazed base. Two decorative loop handles adorn the shoulder, while delicate incised bands encircle the upper body. A light caramel brown glaze covers the upper portion of the vessel, leaving the interior, base, and foot unglazeda hallmark of Sawankhalok