Statuette

89-13-71

From: Thailand

Curatorial Section: Asian

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Object Number 89-13-71
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Thai
Provenience Thailand
Date Made 14th Century - 15th Century
Section Asian
Materials Ceramic
Iconography Lion Head
Description

Ceramic animal face resembling lion or dog. Exaggerated eyes, nostrils and mouth. Traces of dark paint on nose and lips and behind ears. Hole through top center of head. Broken off above the neck including part of mouth. May have been fragment from water dropper. Probably 14th or 15th century.

Height 3 cm
Width 3.5 cm
Outside Diameter 3.5 cm
Credit Line Gift of the Estate of Elizabeth Lyons, Keeper of the Asian Collections, University Museum, 1989

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