Pouring vessel in the form of a caparisoned elephant, with a spout on the shoulder
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Object Details
- Description
- The lid in the shape of a "mahout" probably does not belong to the object.
- Provenance
- From circa 1970-72 to 1996
- Mr. and Mrs. Victor Hauge [1]
- From 1996
- Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, gift of Mr. and Mrs. Osborne and Gratia Hauge in 1996 [2]
- Notes:
- [1] Object file.
- Most likely acquired from a dealer in Ayutthaya or Bangkok, circa 1970-1972.
- [2] Ownership of collected objects sometimes changed between the Hauge families.
- Collection
- National Museum of Asian Art Collection
- Exhibition History
- The Glazed Elephant: Traditions in Cambodia (April 15, 2017 to July 17, 2018)
- Asian Traditions in Clay: The Hauge Gifts (October 29, 2000 to April 22, 2001)
- Arts of Cambodia (April 5, 1997 to August 10, 2000)
- Previous custodian or owner
- Mr. and Mrs. Osborne and Gratia Hauge ((1914-2004) and (1907-2000))
- Credit Line
- Gift of Osborne and Gratia Hauge
- 1100-1300
- Period
- Angkor period
- Accession Number
- S1996.124a-b
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- Vessel
- Medium
- Stoneware with iron glaze
- Dimensions
- H x W x D (overall): 24.6 x 20.8 x 25.2 cm (9 11/16 x 8 3/16 x 9 15/16 in)
- Origin
- Cambodia or Northeast Thailand
- Related Online Resources
- Ceramics in Mainland Southeast Asia
- F|S Southeast Asia
- Google Cultural Institute
- See more items in
- Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Collection
- Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
- Topic
- ceramic
- elephant
- Angkor period (802 - 1431)
- Thailand
- Cambodia
- stoneware
- brown and black glaze
- Southeast Asian Art
- Hauge collection
- Record ID
- fsg_S1996.124a-b
- Metadata Usage (text)
- Not determined
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye35399fd74-78c7-4d9a-8ab8-0fc27a93a7f3
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