Covered Jar

Thailand

mid-11th–12th century

Not on view

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Title: Covered Jar
Period: Angkor period
Date: mid-11th–12th century
Culture: Thailand
Medium: Stoneware
Dimensions: H. 8 7/16 in. (21.5 cm); Diam. 6 1/8 in. (15.6 cm)
Classification: Ceramics
Credit Line: Gift of Cynthia Hazen Polsky, 1986
Object Number: 1986.506.8a, b
Curatorial Department: Asian Art

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