Neolithic Thai Marble Bangle bottle or as refined oil-lamp fillers

or as refined oil-lamp fillers used to channel oil cleanly into terracotta lamps

while the convex lid—surmounted by a delicate conical knob—is cold-painted with geometric motifs in black and red pigments

Traveling by complex trade routes from the coast into inland mountain ranges

The technique

Stone adzes and axes (kapak) were skillfully made

Neolithic Thai Marble Bangle bottle or as refined oil-lamp fillersBan Chiang or Ban Non Wat Culture, Neolithic period, c. 2200 BC 200 BC, Northeastern Thailand, Southeast Asia A fascinating and extremely rare white stone bangle, most likely carved from marble, distinguished by its elegant taper toward the outer edge and a raised lip surrounding the central perforation. The form is carefully balanced and technically accomplished, reflecting the high level of craftsmanship achieved by Neolithic communities in