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Water Dropper in the Form of a Kneeling Man

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The sculpture depicts a man kneeling. The man has short hair and a headband. He wears a robe with an intricate patterned hem and a sash. The man has a large nose, earrings, bracelets on both wrists, and a protruding mouth with two lower teeth. The man holds a water dropper in both hands. The dropper has a small pot and a spout. The sculpture is made of stone or ceramic and is predominantly white with brown accents. The background is a beige wall.

Artwork details

Date:
14th–ca. mid-16th century
Medium:
Earthenware with cream white glaze and iron-brown underglaze decoration
Culture:
Thailand (Si Satchanalai)
Dimensions:
371 × 625 px
Museum record:
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