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A DARK-BROWN GLAZED STONEWARE ‘ELEPHANT’ LIME POT, ANGKOR PERIOD
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09月12日 下午5点 开拍 / 09月10日 下午3点 截止委托
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A DARK-BROWN GLAZED STONEWARE ‘ELEPHANT’ LIME POT, ANGKOR PERIOD

Khmer Empire, 11th-12th century. The globular body supported on four stout legs and rising to a short, gently tapering neck with an oval mouth. The exterior with a finely modeled elephant head, distinguished by a long, curved trunk and flared ears, while a sinuous tail extends downward along the opposite side. The body further accented with four rounded protrusions on each flank, likely intended to suggest support for a howdah and other ornamental trappings. The vessel covered overall with an opaque dark brown glaze attractively pooling and stopping unevenly above the foot, exposing the buff-colored ware beneath.

Provenance: Private collection of A. Hansen, Denmark. Mr. Hansen (b. 1955) is a retired Danish Supreme Court lawyer and lifelong collector with a deep passion for history and culture. His collecting journey began at the age of eight with stamps, encouraged by his father, and quickly developed into a serious pursuit. By 1982, his specialized collection of Greenland postal history earned international recognition. Following this success, Mr. Hansen turned his focus to fine art and antiquities, beginning with Danish art and later expanding into East and Southeast Asian artifacts after an inspiring Japanese exhibition in 1985. Over the following decades, his collection grew to include mostly ceramic artworks from Annam, Khmer, Burmese, and Thai origins, acquired through reputable collectors and auction houses.
Condition: Very good condition with old wear and typical manufacturing irregularities, including glaze recess and firing cracks. Traces of weathering, crazing, and light scratches. Tiny chips to glaze drop at one foot. The vessel standing slightly uneven.

Weight: 751.0 g
Dimensions: Height 16.6 cm

By the late 6th or early 7th century, Khmer potters adopted the potter’s wheel, greatly improving vessel production. A Khmer inscription from 674 even compares the act of creation to the turning of the wheel. Early ceramics were occasionally decorated with slip and pigment, a practice largely abandoned after 800 AD with the rise of glazed stoneware.

The first glazed ceramics in Southeast Asia outside of direct Chinese influence appeared under Khmer kings Indravarman I and Yasovarman I (ca. 880–940). By the 11th century, Khmer wares featured refined, gray-toned clay and the introduction of zoomorphic motifs, such as the stylized rat on the present vessel. After 1100, animal-shaped containers often displayed applied moldings, incised patterns, and glossy brown glazes, with gourd-shaped forms becoming especially popular.

Khmer potters made animal-shaped containers and lidded small jars to be used for holding lime paste, one of the ingredients in the betel quid. Made from areca nut and lime paste wrapped in a fresh betel leaf, the betel quid was chewed as a digestive and stimulant but also had an important role in hospitality and in social and religious rituals. Pottery containers for lime paste were made in graduated sizes, for use by individuals or larger groups, and glazed with both green and brown glazes.

Literature comparison:
Compare a closely related dark brown glazed stoneware elephant-shaped jar, Khmer Empire (present-day Cambodia), Angkor period, dated 11th-12th century, 21.0 cm high, in the Art Gallery of South New Wales, accession number 156.1981. Compare a closely related dark brown glazed stoneware lime pot in the form of an elephant, Khmer Empire (present-day Thailand), Angkor period, dated late 11th-12th century, 12.4 cm high, in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, object number 1986.506.7.

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拍品估价:350 - 700 欧元 起拍价格:350 欧元  买家佣金: 35.00%

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