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Celadon bowl
Sawankhalok
15 th C
H: 10 cm, D: 27 cm
NUS Museum S1955-0002-001-0
“With everted mouthrim and flattened lip; the décor Jar, caramel glaze
similar to that of No. 290 but minus the centre medallion Sawankhalok
[No. 290: the upper cavetto with a continuous combed Unknown
wavy band between rows of oblique cuts above and H: 13.3 cm, D: 7.3 cm
below and enclosed between two pairs of incised circular NUS Museum S1967-0038-001-0
decorative bands; the centre medallion with two similar
bands; the outer wall with gouged vertical striations]; the “Nine incised decorative bands on the shoulder; covered
outside wall with gouged lotus-leaf flutings; all covered in a in a caramel-coloured glaze that has thinned above and
fine grey-green celadon glaze; the carved foot unglazed and formed tear-drops below; the lower body and carved foot
with a terracotta biscuit, grey within the pontil scar.” unglazed, and with a buff-coloured biscuit.” (Willetts 1971:
(Willetts 1971: pl 291) pl 222) Light brown slip. Examples were found on the
Turiang shipwreck ±1370 (Brown & Sjostrand ND: pl 16).
Celadon stem-dish, or tazza (phan in Thai)
Sawankhalok Vessel, gourd-shaped, miniature
14 th –late 15 th C Sawankhalok
H: 12.9 cm, D: 34.6 cm 15 th C
NUS Museum S1968-0021-002-0 H: 8.9 cm, D: 6.3 cm
NUS Museum S1969-0128-001-0
Incised décor; chrysanthemum central motif enclosed by
circular bands; on cavetto, horizontal bands border a wavy “Miniature gourd-shaped vessel with ring-handles, and with
triple line motif between which are blocks of short diagonal three decorative incised circular bands below the mouthrim
lines; fluted exterior wall, horizontal bands on carved foot; and four more on the shoulder; covered in a lifeless
kiln support visible on base. (Cf. Willetts 1971: pl 297–299. pale-green celadon glaze; the lower body and carved foot
Also Brown 1988: pl 40a, from Bangkok National Museum) unglazed and with a brownish-red biscuit. For one similar
cf. Spinks I, fig 45, right (Djakarta), from the Celebes.”
opposite (clockwise from top left): (Willetts 1971: pl 333)
Ring-handled bottle Ring-handled bottle, celadon
Sawankhalok Sawankhalok
15 th C 15 th C
H: 17.5 cm, D: 19 cm H: 16 cm, D: 16 cm
NUS Museum S1967-0025-001-0 NUS Museum S1967-0030-001-0
Squat globular shape, two handles; brown glaze stopping Globular shape, cup-shaped mouth; two ring-handles; green
at lower body; ten circular bands around shoulder. celadon; approximately 15 circular bands around shoulder.
(Cf. Willetts 1971: pl 270) (Cf. Willetts 1971: pl 270)

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