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| Historical Background |
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The origin of Sukhothai region of north central Thailand
is uncertain. Some believed that Thai culture originated
in the history of Indo-China peninsula.
It came into being as the result of migration which,
initially led to the establishment of small cities in
an area already sparsely populated by Lawa, Mon and
other tribes.
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| Trading Route |
High-fired glazed stonewares were produced at both
Sukhothai and Sri Satchanalai under the cultural direction
of Sukhothai kingdom.
Both cities produced export wares in 14th -16th century
to Java, Sumatra, Philippines and Japan, and also
trading with China, Burma, Persia and Sri Lanka.
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| Early Sri Satchanalai Wares |
Early Sri Satchanalai wares previously dated to 13th
-14th century. A roughly formed bottle covered with
a dark brown to black glaze that is unusually tall
in proportioin to the width of the base with a flaring
mouth and two handles. Another early Sri Satchanalai form is a dish with
slopin sides and a flat rim covered with a clear
to olive or brown glaze ,formed by the ashes from
the fire which were blown through the kiln by the
draught landing on the surface of the dish, on the
interior and wood ash on the exterior.
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| Stone Ware Types |
Underglaze iron-decorated green-glazed wares are a classic type of wares combining a green glaze
and painting with iron oxide under the glaze.(Figure
2)The fish is the most common motif and fills the
centre of the plate.
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Royal Palace
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