Thai Sawankhalok Earthenware Kendi peru son of Isis and Osiris

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Burins like this one were specialized engraving tools

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A charming and evocative aged cowrie shell armlet—originally a form of currency—composed of 44 carefully cut cowrie shells threaded onto a slender cotton band

Thai Sawankhalok Earthenware Kendi peru son of Isis and OsirisSukhothai Kingdom or Early Ayutthaya Period, c. 13001400 AD, Si Satchanalai, Sawankhalok Kilns, Sukhothai Province, Thailand A superb example of early Southeast Asian ceramic artistry, this unglazed red brown earthenware kendi was expertly wheel thrown and burnished to a soft sheen. Of classic globular form, it features a mammiform spout, a tall flanged neck for grip, a delicately splayed foot, and a subtly carved undersidecharacteristic of fine