Less Than Perfect

Less Than Perfect

A Bad Apple

Thai Waster
  • Jarlet waster
  • Glazed stoneware
  • Si Satchinalai (Sawankhalok), Central Thailand
  • Ayutthaya Period, 14th-16th century CE
  • Neville Collection, UMMA L28913
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This apple-shaped vessel was meant to be a small jar with a narrow neck. The neck collapsed during firing and a lump of clay sealed the opening.