Object Details
Provenance
Excavated from kiln site no. 6, Ban Prasat village, Ban Kruat district, Buriram province, Northeast Thailand. [1]
From 1973 to 1999
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Galloway, Easton, Maryland, purchased from a local villager from the Ban Kruat sites in Buriram province, Northeast Thailand. [2]
From 1999
Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Galloway, Easton, Maryland. [3]
Notes:
[1] See Curatorial Remark 3 in the object record. According to an email from Roy Galloway to Louise Cort in June 22, 1999, he believes they were dug up in the field from the Ban Kruat sites, but he did not see them recovered. Nor did he do the digging.
[2] See Curatorial Remarks 2 and 3 in the object record.
[3] See note 2.
Collection
Freer Study Collection
Previous custodian or owner
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Galloway
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. Roy Galloway
Date
12th-13th century
Period
Angkor period
Accession Number
FSC-M-77
Restrictions & Rights
CC0
Type
Musical Instrument
Medium
Bronze (copper alloy)
Dimensions
H x W: 3.4 x 2.8 cm (1 5/16 x 1 1/8 in)
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Data Source
National Museum of Asian Art
Topic
metal
bronze
Angkor period (802 - 1431)
Thailand
Southeast Asian Art
Link to Original Record
Record ID
fsg_FSC-M-77