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Bottle

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The photograph depicts a ceramic bottle by an unknown artist titled "Bottle". The object is a dark-colored, bulbous vase or bottle with a narrow neck and a wide body. The body has a rounded shape with a slight indentation in the middle. There are several vertical lines etched into the body of the vase, and a horizontal line encircles the top and bottom. The base of the vase is short and rounded. The background of the image is a plain light color, and there is a shadow cast to the right of the vase. The image is in black and white.

Artwork Details

Date
early 12th century
Medium
Stoneware
Culture
Thailand (Buriram Province)
Dimensions
449 × 625 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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