Potter's Anvil
82-7-189
From: Thailand | Sakon Nakhon | Ban Pueai
Curatorial Section: Asian
| Native Name | Hin Du | หินดุ |
| Object Number | 82-7-189 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Thai | Isaan |
| Provenience | Thailand | Sakon Nakhon | Ban Pueai |
| Site Name | Ban Pueai | บ้านเปือย |
| Date Made | 1900-1981 |
| Section | Asian |
| Materials | Ceramic | Earthenware |
| Subject | Clayworking Tools and Equipment |
| Description | A small, unslipped, mushroom-shaped clay potter's anvil. It is used in pot making to support the inside of the pot whilst the exterior is beaten with a wooden paddle. There are black marks from an outdoor firing process. |
| Height | 6.5 cm |
| Length | 6.5 cm |
| Width | 6.5 cm |
| Credit Line | Thai-Lao Ethnographic Expedition, Joyce C. White, 1981 |
| Other Number | 081 - Field Number |
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