Khmer Ceramic Vase,18th Century

A baluster-shaped Khmer ceramic vase, Central Thailand, 16th Century.

Multi-tier mouth, ribbed neck and base.  Impressed undulations around the shoulder, accentuated with impressed star motifs, plus a scalloped haute-relief decoration around the body.

 the Khmer ceramics tradition did not disappeared after the 15th Century. Jars bearing strong Khmer stylistic imprints in terms of shape (in particular the baluster shape) and decorations, were produced later in the kilns of Suphan Buri and Si Satchanalai in Northern central Thailand.

This jar, reclaimed from those kilns, is very well preserved and showcases the Khmer style in very good detail.