Bidspirit auction | A LARGE DECORATED POTTERY VESSEL,

A LARGE DECORATED POTTERY VESSEL, PROBABLY THAI, CA. 300 BC - AD 200 - A pottery vessel with distinctive red-paint decoration throughout its surface in various patterns of rounded lines. The object is similar to examples found in Thailand dating from the Iron Age. The piece comes with a metallic tripod stand for display as the object cannot stand up by itself on its rounded bottom. Probably Thailand - CA. 300 BC - 200 AD H: 12 1/2 in., (31.75 cm.) Condition: Good with expected signs of wear due to age. Sediment deposits throughout surface. Some chips to surface in places.