Khmer Angkor Period Bronze Lime Box with Cover mortarium Middle Cauca complex

Middle Cauca complex

The Ottoman Empire

the jar features a squat ovoid body rising to a constricted neck with a gently flaring rim

and heritage

while special gauze weavings were used as headdresses to cover the heads of the dead for ritual and magical purposes

Khmer Angkor Period Bronze Lime Box with Cover mortarium Middle Cauca complexKhmer Empire, Angkor period, 12th13th century AD, Cambodia A lovely and finely cast bronze lime container dating to the 12th or 13th century, produced during the Angkor period of the Khmer Empire. The vessel is composed of two separately cast sections and takes an almost cylindrical form with crisp edges and a flat base without a footring. The cover is flat and restrained in design, emphasising simplicity and functionality. The harmonious proportions