Potter's Anvil

82-7-189

From: Thailand | Sakon Nakhon | Ban Pueai

Curatorial Section: Asian

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Native Name Hin Du | หินดุ
Object Number 82-7-189
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Thai | Isaan
Provenience Thailand | Sakon Nakhon | Ban Pueai
Site Name Ban Pueai | บ้านเปือย
Date Made 1900-1981
Section Asian
Materials Ceramic | Earthenware
Subject Clayworking Tools and Equipment
Description

A small, unslipped, mushroom-shaped clay potter's anvil. It is used in pot making to support the inside of the pot whilst the exterior is beaten with a wooden paddle. There are black marks from an outdoor firing process.

Height 6.5 cm
Length 6.5 cm
Width 6.5 cm
Credit Line Thai-Lao Ethnographic Expedition, Joyce C. White, 1981
Other Number 081 - Field Number

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