Characterizing the Stoneware "Dragon Jars" in the Guthe Collection: Chemical, Decorative, and Formal Patterning

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dc.contributor.authorSinopoli, Carla M.
dc.contributor.authorDueppen, Stephen
dc.contributor.authorBrubaker, Robert
dc.contributor.authorDescantes, Christophe
dc.contributor.authorGlascock, Michael D.
dc.contributor.authorGriffin, Will
dc.contributor.authorNeff, Hector
dc.contributor.authorShoocongdej, Rasmi
dc.contributor.authorSpeakman, Robert J.
dc.date.accessioned2010-08-04T19:54:57Z
dc.date.available2010-08-04T19:54:57Z
dc.date.issued2006
dc.description.abstractThis paper presents a multifaceted study of a collection of stoneware ceramic vessels in the Guthe Collection of the Museum of Anthropology, University of Michigan. These vessels, recovered in the Philippines but manufactured in multiple production sites across East and Southeast Asia, provide insights into premodern economic interactions and maritime trade. Our study of this collection drew on multiple approaches to identify coherent groupings of vessels associated with locations and traditions of production. These include instrumental neutron activation analysis (INAA) of pastes; laser ablation inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (LAICP- MS) of glazes; stylistic analysis of decorative motifs and their execution; and study of morphological attributes. Results of our analyses point to at least four production areas for these ubiquitous trade wares and lay the groundwork for future research on Southeast Asian l1uritime trade from the twelfth through nineteenth centuries A.D. KEYWORDS: Southeast Asia, ceramic classification, trade wares, dragon jars.
dc.identifier.citationSinopoli, C. M., S. Dueppen, R. Brubaker, C. Descantes, M. D. Glascock, W. Griffin, H. Neff, R. Shoocongdej, and R. J. Speakman. 2006. Characterizing the Stoneware "Dragon Jars" in the Guthe Collection: Chemical, Decorative, and Formal Patterning. Asian Perspectives 45 (2): 240-82.
dc.identifier.issn1535-8283 (E-ISSN)
dc.identifier.issn0066-8435 (Print)
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10125/17253
dc.publisherUniversity of Hawai'i Press (Honolulu)
dc.relation.ispartofseriesVolume 45
dc.relation.ispartofseriesNumber 2
dc.subjectSoutheast Asia
dc.subjectceramic classification
dc.subjecttrade wares
dc.subjectdragon jars
dc.subject.lcshPrehistoric peoples--Asia--Periodicals.
dc.subject.lcshPrehistoric peoples--Oceania--Periodicals.
dc.subject.lcshAsia--Antiquities--Periodicals.
dc.subject.lcshOceania--Antiquities--Periodicals.
dc.subject.lcshEast Asia--Antiquities--Periodicals.
dc.titleCharacterizing the Stoneware "Dragon Jars" in the Guthe Collection: Chemical, Decorative, and Formal Patterning
dc.typeArticle
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