Description
Rare large Ban Chiang earthenware pottery vessel. Geometric rope designs around a central seed pod.
For Thais and ceramic enthusiasts everywhere, the name Ban Chiang (บ้านเชียง)conjures up an image of uniquely painted pottery. The red pattern, which later became known as the “Ban Chiang Rope”, characterizes the clay jars that are around 5,000-7,000 years old, and, perhaps, some of the oldest in the world.
Age: 300 BCE – 200 AD Late period
Dimensions: 15″ wide x 18″ high
Ban Chiang in northeast Thailand is a UNESCO World Heritage site and an important location for understanding the prehistory of Southeast Asia. University of Pennsylvania excavations in the mid-1970s uncovered numerous burials and artifacts indicating that people buried their relatives underneath and around their houses, which were constructed above the ground on piles or posts. The site was occupied from the 3rd millennium BCE to the early first millennium CE and has been divided into three periods: the Early Period (2100 – 900 BCE), the Middle Period (900 – 300 BCE), and the Late Period (300 BCE – 200 CE)
