14TH - 15TH CENTURY MAJAPAHIT KENDI

A kendi is a water jug.  Virtually all cultures have the equivalent.  What amazes me about this particular piece are two things - the thinness of the clay, and the perfect curvature of the sides.  [Having tried to throw a pot myself, I can tell you it is miraculous.]  Incredibly lightweight, and it came through six hundred years without a scratch.  Dimensions are 5 1/2" tall and 7" wide.

$400

 

 

 

 

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