Thai Celadon Sawankhalok Tukatha Figurine Looped Handles Southeast Asian 15th C

Name: Thai Celadon Sawankhalok Tukatha Figurine Looped Handles Southeast Asian 15th C
SKU: 41624
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Thai Celadon Sawankhalok Tukatha Figurine Looped Handles Southeast Asian 15th C

ITEM DETAILS

Inventory Code: INV5121

Object: Tukatha Mother and Child Figurine

Material: Celadon glazed stoneware

Origin: Thailand, Southeast Asia

Period: Sawankhalok, Si Satchanalai tradition

Date: 15th Century

Decoration: Seated female figure cradling an infant, modeled facial features, looped arms and crackled celadon glaze

Mark: Unmarked

MEASUREMENTS

Height: 4.92 in / 12.5 cm

Width: 2.36 in / 6.0 cm

Depth: 1.97 in / 5.0 cm

CONDITION

FAIR (3/5) – Glaze wear, extensive crazing, firing imperfections, surface deposits and losses to the head, ear and other projecting areas. Please review the photos carefully for more details.

DESCRIPTION

Thai stoneware tukatha figurine depicting a seated female figure cradling a baby against her chest. The figure is modeled with elongated arms, looped hand positions, prominent facial features and hair arranged in a high topknot. The pale green celadon glaze displays extensive crackling and areas of natural firing variation, while the lower body and underside reveal the coarse reddish-brown stoneware fabric. The hollow construction is clearly visible from the open underside. This type of ceramic figure is associated with the historic kiln complexes of Si Satchanalai and the wider Sawankhalok ceramic tradition of northern Thailand.

COLLECTOR’S NOTE

Tukatha is the Thai word for doll, and ceramic figures of this general type were produced around Si Satchanalai during the 14th to 16th centuries. Mother and child examples have been interpreted as ritual or votive objects, possibly connected with childbirth, protection or offerings, although their precise original function remains uncertain. Archaeological examples are frequently encountered with damaged or detached heads, a feature variously interpreted as deliberate ritual breakage or simply the result of the vulnerable neck construction.

NOTES

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