Thai Sawankhalok Brown-Glazed Stoneware Mercury Bottle Funnelbeakerculture This remarkable tumi is not

This remarkable tumi is not just an artifact but a tangible link to the spiritual

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with some of the earliest examples originating in Central Mexico during the Early Formative period (c

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Thai Sawankhalok Brown-Glazed Stoneware Mercury Bottle Funnelbeakerculture This remarkable tumi is notAyutthaya Kingdom Period, c. 13001500 AD, Ban Ko Noi Kilns, Sawankhalok, Thailand A superb small gourd shaped stoneware bottle with sloping shoulders, a long narrow neck, and a flaring rim, resting on a flat unglazed base. Two small loop handles are applied to the neck for suspension. The vessel is coated with a lustrous deep brown glaze that extends from the shoulders downward, typical of the fine wares produced at the Ban Ko Noi kilns of Sawankhalok