Jar

This ceramic water jar is made from porous clay, allowing its contents to keep cool through the evaporation process. Its bottom is completely rounded, indicating it would have been supported by a tripod or suspended by a net woven from plant fibres. Its shape and particular manufacturing technique is typical of Southeast Asian productions. The globular shape is obtained by beating a loaf of clay with a paddle. The paddle could be decorated, as here fine incisions remain on the jar’s surface.