COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
Record
AMICA ID:
MMA_.2000.284.53
AMICA Library Year:
2002
Object Type:
Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
Description:
The large flowing spirals covering the surface of this elegant container are among the most prevalent of the geometric motifs that decorate bronze ritual and luxury objects produced in many regions of present-day Thailand from the fourth century B.C. to the third century A.D. Edging, possibly derived from ropes or basketry, decorates the top and bottom of this slightly flared vessel, and the base of the cover. Two small loops and remnants of a third for suspending the container are found on the upper corners of the base. The large size of the cover implies that it may have stored liquid for drinking, but another function, such as holding darts, is also possible.
Creator Nationality:
Asian; Southeast Asian; Thai
Creator Name-CRT:
Thailand
Title:
Container with spiral decoration
View:
Principal view
Creation Date:
300 B.C.?200 A.D.
Creation Start Date:
-300
Creation End Date:
200
Materials and Techniques:
Bronze
Style or Period:
Bronze and Iron Age, Late period
Creation Place:
Thailand
Dimensions:
H. 8 3/4 in. (22.2 cm)
AMICA Contributor:
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Owner Location:
New York, New York
ID Number:
2000.284.53
Credit Line:
Samuel Eilenberg Collection, Bequest of Samuel Eilenberg, 1998
Copyright:
Copyright ? 2002 The Metropolitan Museum of Art. All rights reserved.
Related Image Identifier Link:
MMA_.h1_2000.284.53.tif
