Hexagonal Faceted Covered Box
| Title | Hexagonal Faceted Covered Box |
|---|---|
| Date | 14th–ca. mid-16th century 14th century |
| Medium | Earthenware with cream white glaze and iron-brown underglaze decoration |
| Classification | Ceramics |
| Origin | Thailand (Si Satchanalai) Thailand |
| Holding institution | The Metropolitan Museum of Art |
| Credit line | Purchase, Gifts of friends of Jim Thompson, in his memory, 1989 |
| Rights | Public domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose. |
About this artwork
“Hexagonal Faceted Covered Box” is a work of unattributed authorship, dated 14th–ca. mid-16th century. It is executed in earthenware with cream white glaze and iron-brown underglaze decoration and classified as ceramics. In this archive it sits within the ornithological plates tradition. This work is in the public domain (CC0), so the image may be downloaded and reused for any purpose without permission (see the licence note below).
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Dated to 14th–ca. mid-16th century. Explore the wider set of works from the 14th century held in the archive.
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Recorded origin: Thailand (Si Satchanalai). Browse more public-domain art from Thailand.
The collection
Made available through the The Metropolitan Museum of Art open-access programme, which explicitly places this work in the public domain.
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Rights: Public Domain — released under Creative Commons Zero (CC0) via The Met Open Access.
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