Title
Stamp
Year/Period
Late Ban Chiang period (300 BCE-300 CE)
Region
Northeast Thailand
Material
Dimension
Gross measurement: H:4.9 x Dia:8.5 cm
Accession No.
2010-00426
Collection of
Credit Line
Anonymous gift
This large red circular stamp with handle is decorated with spiral motif. Clay stamps were often found with grave goods of the Later Ban Chiang Period. While there is little evidence for their function, it has been suggested they were used to apply decoration to textiles. They were probably dipped in dye in order to transfer the design.The site of Ban Chiang was first discovered in 1957. Pottery was found with skeletal remains, glass beads as well as iron and bronze bracelets.
