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Catalog Data

Medium:
Sandstone
Dimensions:
H x W x D: 2.8 x 7.5 x 8.7 cm (1 1/8 x 2 15/16 x 3 7/16 in)
Type:
Tool and Equipment
Origin:
Buriram province, Thailand
Date:
11th-13th century
Period:
Angkor period
Provenance:
Excavated from kiln site no. 6, Ban Prasat Village, Ban Kruat district, Buriram province, Northeast Thailand. [1]
From 1973 to 1999
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Galloway, Easton, Maryland, purchased from a local villager from the Ban Kruat sites in Buriram province, Northeast Thailand. [2]
From 1999
Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Galloway, Easton, Maryland. [3]
Notes:
[1] See Curatorial Remark 2 in the object record. According to an email from Roy Galloway to Louise Cort in June 22, 1999, he believes they were dug up in the field from the Ban Kruat sites, but he did not see them recovered. Nor did he do the digging.
[2] See Curatorial Remarks 2 and 4 in the object record.
[3] See note 2.
Collection:
Freer Study Collection
Previous custodian or owner:
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Galloway
Topic:
stone  Search this
Angkor period (802 - 1431)  Search this
Thailand  Search this
Southeast Asian Art  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of Mr. Roy Galloway
Accession Number:
FSC-S-96a-b
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
Related Online Resources:
Google Cultural Institute
See more items in:
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Collection
Data Source:
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye32e6b9639-2513-41d6-8125-e861ba2a3895
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:fsg_FSC-S-96a-b