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  Sangkalok ceramics

 

Ceramic pottery from Sawankhalok was exported all over Asia during the Sukhothai and Ayutthaya periods, and  in China was called 'Sangkalok', a mispronunciation of Sawankhalok.

 

A typical characteristic of Sangkalok is the tattoo-like paintings on its sculptures.

 

  Sangkalok ceramics

 

 

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