Thai Sawankhalok Earthenware Kendi peru son of Isis and Osiris

son of Isis and Osiris

A charming and evocative aged cowrie shell armlet—originally a form of currency—composed of 44 carefully cut cowrie shells threaded onto a slender cotton band

Everyday utilitarian objects—axes (kapak)

Burins like this one were specialized engraving tools

Beautiful russet encrustation

Thai Sawankhalok Earthenware Kendi peru son of Isis and OsirisSukhothai Kingdom or Early Ayutthaya Period, c. 13001400 AD, Si Satchanalai, Sawankhalok Kilns, Sukhothai Province, Thailand A superb example of early Southeast Asian ceramic artistry, this unglazed red brown earthenware kendi was expertly wheel thrown and burnished to a soft sheen. Of classic globular form, it features a mammiform spout, a tall flanged neck for grip, a delicately splayed foot, and a subtly carved undersidecharacteristic of fine