Bowl with flaming solar disk design

late 14th–15th century

Not on view

This bowl with a flaming solar-disk symbol at the center of its interior, often termed a chakra (Skt: wheel, associated with the Buddha’s teachings), is a classic product of the earliest glazed ceramic industry in Thailand, This industry emerged in the course of the 14th century, as witnessed by the Turiang shipwreck located of the east coast of Malaysia and dated to the 1370s. Later shipwreck cargoes demonstrate that the Sukhothai kilns remained active well into the 15th century.

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Title: Bowl with flaming solar disk design
Date: late 14th–15th century
Culture: North-central Thailand, Sukhothai kilns
Medium: Stoneware with iron-brown underglaze décor
Dimensions: H. 3 1/4 in. (8.3 cm); Diam. 8 7/8 in. (22.5 cm)
Classification: Ceramics
Credit Line: Gift of Samuel and Gabrielle Lurie, 2019
Object Number: 2019.570.8
Curatorial Department: Asian Art

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