Ancient Khmer - Large fish bowl, Sukhothai - 13th–15th Century






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Khmer antique stoneware grand Sukhothai fish bowl dating to the 13th–15th century, with a black engobe fish decoration and a gold band on the lip and exterior, a translucent white‑greenish glaze, dimensions 25.3 cm in diameter and 8.2 cm high.
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Large Thai fish bowl in stoneware from the Sukhothai kilns.
Deep stoneware bowl with a black engobe painting of a fish whose tail blends into a concentric band.
Another decoration in bands adorns the rim and the outer wall.
Coated with a translucent whitish-green glaze crackled, stopping before the rim of the raised foot, revealing the Havana-colored biscuit, five pin marks at the center.
Some kiln-sand adhesions, a bubbling glaze surface, minor frits along the rim, and two small consolidated cracks, otherwise in very good condition.
Made in the Sukhothai kilns between the 13th and early 15th centuries,
Beautiful patina. - Dimensions: diameter 25.3 cm - height 8.2 cm.
provenance: Germany, D.E.R. gallery.
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Seller's Story
Large Thai fish bowl in stoneware from the Sukhothai kilns.
Deep stoneware bowl with a black engobe painting of a fish whose tail blends into a concentric band.
Another decoration in bands adorns the rim and the outer wall.
Coated with a translucent whitish-green glaze crackled, stopping before the rim of the raised foot, revealing the Havana-colored biscuit, five pin marks at the center.
Some kiln-sand adhesions, a bubbling glaze surface, minor frits along the rim, and two small consolidated cracks, otherwise in very good condition.
Made in the Sukhothai kilns between the 13th and early 15th centuries,
Beautiful patina. - Dimensions: diameter 25.3 cm - height 8.2 cm.
provenance: Germany, D.E.R. gallery.
The seller can prove that the lot was obtained legally, provenance statement seen by Catawiki.
Important information: The seller guarantees that he is authorized to sell/export this lot.
The seller will ensure that the necessary authorisations, such as an export license, are organized. (Cultural Property Passport)
The seller will inform the buyer of his status if this takes more than a few days.
All of the seller’s items are shipped with insurance equal to the purchase price and come with an illustrated descriptive document mentioning provenance.
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