Figurine

97-9-122

From: Thailand | River at Ayutthaya

Curatorial Section: Asian

Object Number 97-9-122
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Chinese
Provenience Thailand | River at Ayutthaya
Period Sukhothai Period (uncertain)
Date Made 14th Century - 19th Century
Section Asian
Materials Ceramic
Technique Fired | Glazed
Iconography Lion
Description

Figurine of a lion. Ceramic with iron glaze. Greenish colored glaze and reddish brown clay. All the appendages of the lion have broken off including chips from its tail and ears. On its forehead is a small decorative cicular disc. An area at the neck is lacking glaze. The nose of the lion is quite large.

Credit Line Gift of Mrs. Sarah M. Bekker, 1997
Other Number V50.95.140 - Sarah Bekker and Freer Original List

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