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Ceramics from the Musi River 5

Kendi, foot ring small with flat base, undecorated,
degraded ‘fly–ash’ brown glaze on upper parts. H: 14.5.
Found at Palembang, Musi River.

K1351.
Stem cup. Similar to K988 group but with base smaller
and more domed and with dark brown glaze on outer
surface with a pale olive slip inside. H: 10.5. Found at
K1254. Palembang, Musi River.
Kendi, foot ring small with flat base, degraded fly–ash’
chocolate glaze over outer surface, upper part of neck
repaired prior to purchase. H: 11.7. Found at Palembang,
Musi River.

K1447.
Kendi, neck attached prior to purchase, foot ring with
everted and flat base, olive–brown ‘fly–ash’ glaze on outer
surface degraded. H: 17. Found at Palembang, Musi River,
Sungai Rebo.
K1255.
Jarlet, foot ring tall with everted and flat base, ‘Vajra’
pattern incised below celadon glaze, upper rim and
foot rim chipped shoulder cracked. H: 13. Found at
Palembang, Musi River.

K1462, K1591.
Lids, upper knobs missing, degraded orange brown
glaze, dorsal surface with incised ‘Vajra’ decoration H:
6.1 & 9.8, respectively. Found at Palembang, Musi River,
Sungai Rebo (2).

K1336.
Kendi with neck missing, body elongate ovoid, foot short
with flat base, degraded brownish green glaze on one side.
H: 16.5. Found at Palembang, Musi River. K1470.
Stem cup, coarsely potted, glaze dark brown. H: 10.4.
Similar to K988 group but with stem a pedestal shape rather
than columnar and cup rim has a grooved horizontal
flange. Found at Palembang, Musi River, Pusri.

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