Container with Spiral Decoration

Thailand (Ban Chiang)

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 244

The flowing spiral covering the surface of this elegant container are among the most prevalent of the geometric motifs that decorate bronze ritual and luxury objects produced in many regions of present-day Thailand from the 4th century B.C. to the 3rd century A.D. Two small loops and remnants of a third for suspending the container are found on the upper corners of the base. The large size of the cover implies that it may have stored liquid for drinking but another function, such as holding darts, is also possible.

Container with Spiral Decoration, Bronze, Thailand (Ban Chiang)

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