Ritual ladle with buffalo head, Bronze Age, ca. 300 BC – 300 AD · Northeastern Thailand · ID: 3052701
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Provenance
Hong Kong Private Collection (1980s)Kurt Sandmair (1932-2013), Munich, Germany
Size
H: 28 cm
H: 11.0 inch
Description
bronze, base
This very refined example of a ritual ladle might have originated from Northeastern Thailand. Similar examples with a bird-like ending of the handle have been discovered in the vicinity of Ban Chiang, but also in related Bronze Age sites in neighbouring Laos and Cambodia.
This ladle is superbly cast and most likely served for ceremonial purposes.
The object Ritual ladle with buffalo head, Bronze Age, ca. 300 BC – 300 AD with the object ID 3052701 was last part of the auction Auction 105 at November 15, 2025 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 82.
Notices
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