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Chapter 5. Unglazed, Slipped & Painted Wares in the Musi River

Figure 214. Figurine ‘toy’ elephant, height 11.5 cm, unknown
origin and date, from the Musi River, Boom Baru
site. Catalogue No. K1660.

Figure 212. Pottery from Pusri and Boom Baru sites in the Musi
River, height range 12.6–23.4 cm, produced in
Ciruas, Banten Provence, West Java. Probably C19–
C20. Catalogue Nos (L–R) K1401, K1659, K2188.

Figure 215. Figurine ‘toy’ sheep, height 6.2 cm, possibly Tang
Dynasty or earlier, from the Musi River, Sungai
Rebo site. Catalogue No. K1667.

Figure 213. Figurine ‘toy’ pigeon, height 4 cm, unknown origin
and date, from the Musi River, Boom Baru site.
Catalogue No. K1662.

They include a variety of jarlets: ovoid shape, without
handles (K1571); more vertical or cone shaped sides with
scalloped rims (K1216, K1217); and ovoid with ribbed
straight sides with simple rim (K1583). Kendi forms include
satchel shapes (K714, K1580); kettle shape (K717); ovoid
with handles were among the most common shapes and
included K715, K749, K756, K873, K1055, K1067, K1091,
K1576, K1977 (Figure 204 ) and K2346; fish/bird - like shapes,
some with incised decoration, including K719, K875, K968,
K1150, K1244, K1303–4, K1575, K1649, K1771, K2292 (Figure
205); a variety of upright body shapes without handles (K871, Figure 216. Figurine man on a ‘camel’, height 12 cm, possibly
Tang Dynasty C7–C10 or earlier, from the Musi
K872), sometimes with long filling neck (K1584); flattened River. Catalogue No. K1247.
ovoid with two pouring spouts (K874); toys: squatting birds,
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