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Unknown
Pot18th century

Not on view
Large spherical ceramic vessel with amber ground densely painted in gold, coral, and white with scrolling foliage, rosette flowers, small animal figures, and a decorated neck

Unknown, Pot, 18th century (alternate view), Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Corinne Whitaker, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Unknown
Title
Pot
Place Made
Sri Lanka
Date Made
18th century
Medium
Earthenware with paint
Dimensions
Height: 9 3/8 in. (23.8 cm); Diameter: 12 in. (30.48 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Corinne Whitaker
Accession Number
M.85.298.1
Classification
Furnishings
Collecting Area
South and Southeast Asian Art
Selected Bibliography
  • Brown, Robert L., Tushara Bindu Gude, Donald Stadtner, and Lakshika Senarath Gamage. The Jeweled Isle: Art from Sri Lanka. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 2018.

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