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Top with spout molded in elephant head motif and ring tail.
Ewer
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Randy Batista

Ewer

Maker Thai Artist
Datec. 1400
Place of originThailand
MediumStoneware
Dimensions4 1/4 × 5 × 5 in. (10.8 × 12.7 × 12.7 cm)
ClassificationsFurnishings and Equipment
Credit LineGift of Dr. Don Q. and Beverly Vining
Object number2016.15.29
Collections
Visual DescriptionTop with spout molded in elephant head motif and ring tail.
A small, brownish-yellow ceramic ewer with a short spout and two looped handles near the neck. The round body has horizontal ridges and sits on a footed base.
Ewer
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15th - 17th century
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Melon-form Ewer with Amber Glaze and Applique Decoration
Chinese Artist
Liao Dynasty (907-1125), 10th Century
A small, irregularly shaped ceramic vessel shaped like an animal, possibly a fish. It has a side spout with eyes painted near it and a tail or fin protuberance opposite. There are what appear to be fins on the side. The surface is beige with dark brown or black horizontal stripes and brushstrokes.
Kendi
Thai, Si Satchanalai
15th century
Ewer form with spout and handle, decoration of shells, "fish eggs" and leaves
Green Glazed Ewer with Applique Decoration
Chinese Artist
Liao Dynasty (916-1125), 10th Century
Pear-shaped body with short spout and handle with three bosses.
Small Ewer with Cream Glaze
Chinese Artist
Tang Dynasty (618-906)
A yellow-glazed ewer with round body, cylindrical neck, strap handle, and octagonal-shaped spout.
Yellow Ewer
Chinese Artist
Northern Song (960–1127), 10th-11th Century
Cover and body divided into five lobes, curved spout and ribbed handle
Melon-form Ewer with Olive Glaze
Chinese Artist
Five Dynasties or Song Dynasty, 10th-12th century
Persian style ewer with decoration of flowers, grass and trefoil design.
Ewer
Vietnamese
15th-16th Century
Stirrup spout vessel with spherical body and a flat bottom, stirrup loop attached at top of sphere with tubular spout rising at the center, buff slip with red painted bottom, red band around body at 2/3 height, 4 large red dots above, extending below ring is triangular motif, toothed hypotenuse, and a curled "tail"
Stirrup spout vessel with inverted Stepped Frets
Moche Artist
300-500
Of flattened pear shape, the vase is molded with evenly spaced sets of vertical ribbed flanges around the neck, mid and lower sections, with a pair of elephant-head loop handles on the shoulders, and applied overall with a mottled glaze of turquoise and lapis-blue tones
Robin's Egg-Glazed Hu
Chinese Artist
Qing dynasty (1644-1911), 18th-19th century
Bowl with overall crackle glaze, dissolved on exterior with underglaze iron brown painting; central chakra motif, circular and "wave" designs surrounding medallion, with five pontil marks; exterior repeat abstract matching band. Heavy. Shaped foot ring.
Bowl with Crackle Glaze and Iron-brown Decor
Thai Artist
14th-mid 16th century
A small, bulbous ceramic vessel with a dark brown and amber-streaked glaze features a flanged neck, a short spout on the shoulder, and an unglazed foot.
Kendi
Thai, Si Satchanalai
15th - 17th century

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