396 - Large Sawankhalok storage jug from the Lena Shoal shipwreck. Thailand, Si Satchanalai, late 15th century. H 36.5 cm, diam. approx. 32 cm. Stoneware with an olive- to golden-brown glaze. Ovoid, bulbous body with a short neck and a strongly flaring rim. Four applied loop handles on the shoulder. The wall features deeply incised floral decoration consisting of large stylized flowers and curving leaf tendrils; the shoulder zone is divided by horizontal grooves. Characteristic stoneware from the kilns of Si Satchanalai, so-called Sawankhalok ware. Inventory no. H-2192 on the base. Comes with collector’s card! Heavy, partly flat marine limestone and shell concretions, particularly on one half of the vessel. Glaze overlaid and rubbed in places. Rim chipped. Signs of age and recovery. Provenance: Private collection, North Rhine-Westphalia. Formerly in the collection of Manfred Clauss, since before 2016. The vessel originates from the Lena Shoal shipwreck, discovered in 1996 off Busuanga, Palawan, Philippines, which was investigated by the National Museum of the Philippines in collaboration with the Far Eastern Foundation for Nautical Archaeology. Recorded in the accompanying documentation under catalog number 60017 at the National Museum of the Philippines.