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Khmer Ceramic Bird Shaped Lime Pot
About the Item
Khmer Ceramic Lime Pot. A globular stoneware jarlet in the form of a bird covered in a caramel color glaze stopping short of the elevated and slightly convex string cut foot displaying the beige biscuit underneath. A owl’s beak and protruding eyes in relief on the shoulder and pinched relief suggesting tail feathers on the opposing side, concentric rings around the mouth of the pot with a slightly everted rim and incised wing decoration on the body.
Condition: Tail feather and base lightly chipped, glaze encrustation through burial, slaked lime deposits on the interior, otherwise good condition.
3 inches high x 4 inches in diameter (7.6 x 10.2cm).
10 oz. (285g).
12th Century.
- Dimensions:Height: 3 in (7.62 cm)Diameter: 4 in (10.16 cm)
- Style:Other (Of the Period)
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- Date of Manufacture:12th Century
- Condition:Wear consistent with age and use. Tail feather and base lightly chipped, glaze encrustation through burial, slaked lime deposits on the interior, otherwise good condition.
- Seller Location:Point Richmond, CA
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