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Ceramics from the Musi River 5

Figurine, sitting dog, right leg and ear tips repaired.
H: 11.3. Ming or Qing Dynasty. C 15–C20. Found at
Palembang, Musi River, Pusri.

K1761.
Plate, foot ring low, broad, with recessed base, under-glaze
blue double Vajra, most of cavetto missing. D (well): 6.
Mid Ming Dynasty, Hongzhi emperor, 1488–1505. Cf
Crick (2002, Plate 186) Lena Shoal shipwreck. Found at
Palembang, Musi River, Pusri.

K1762.
Bowl, upper rim slightly chipped. H: 6.9; D: 6. Mid Ming
Dynasty, Hongzhi emperor, 1488–1505. Cf Koh (2010b).
Found at Palembang, Musi River, Pusri.

K1831.
Figurine, standing lady tomb attendant, head fitted with
peg to body, loosely robed and clutching a small unglazed
toy ‘water buffalo’ to her chest, hair an elaborately coiffure
supported by carved central decorative piece, sancai glaze
degraded on green dress arm folds and black on hair. H:
32. Ming Dynasty. 1368–1644. Found at Palembang, Musi
River, Boom Baru.
K1763.
Bowl, stoneware, moderate thick foot ring with orange-
pink unglazed recessed base, chocolate brown iron
under-glaze five marigold flowers and connecting scroll
on outer wall, abstract sketch in well and three simple
cloud scrolls in cavetto, wall and well cracked. H: 6.9; D:
16.7. Late Ming Dynasty, ‘Swatow’ ware but possibly a
crude Central Vietnam (Cham) copy. 1567–1644. Found K1852.
at Palembang, Musi River. Bowl, foot ring small with recessed base, under-glaze
blue varied vegetation on outer wall, body and rim
repaired. H: 6.9; D: 14.8 Early Ming Dynasty, Jingtai to
Chenghua emperors, 1450–1487. Cf Koh (2010b). Found
at Palembang, Musi River, Pusri.

K1856.
K1804. Box, cone–shaped lid, under-glaze blue four segment
patterns filled with flower. H: 3.8. Late Ming. 1567–1644.
Found at Palembang, Musi River, Pusri.

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