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Unknown
Whistle in the Shape of a Birdcirca 1300-1500

Not on view
Small ceramic sculpture of a plump bird, possibly a dove, with an impressed feather pattern under a pale khaki glaze and unglazed brick-red feet

Unknown, Whistle in the Shape of a Bird, circa 1300-1500, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Ambassador and Mrs. Edward E. Masters, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Unknown
Title
Whistle in the Shape of a Bird
Place Made
Thailand, Sawankhalok
Date Made
circa 1300-1500
Medium
Modeled stoneware with incised decoration and green glaze
Dimensions
4 1/8 x 3 13/16 x 2 1/8 in. (10.48 x 9.68 x 5.4 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Ambassador and Mrs. Edward E. Masters
Accession Number
M.84.213.127
Classification
Tools and Equipment
Collecting Area
South and Southeast Asian Art
Selected Bibliography

  • Blondet, José Luis. Six Scripts for Not I: Throwing Voices (1500 BCE-2020 CE). Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 2020.