Ca. 1000 - 800 BC. A conical-bodied earthenware jar with a wide, flaring neck and rolled rim. The lower neck of the vessel is incised with an intricately impressed geometric pattern. The lower part of the body has an impressed texture with crosshatching. For a similar, see Minneapolis Institute of Art, 2000.204.3. For further reading see Prehistoric Thai Ceramics: Ban Chiang in Regional Cultural Perspective, Armand J. Labbe.Size: L:280mm / W:240mm ; 2.04kgProvenance: From the collection of a London gentleman; formerly acquired in early 2000s in Belgium; previously in 1970s European collection.