Some of the earliest glazed wares made in the Sukhothai kilns were architectural pieces used for the reconstruction of the Mahathatu temple which began in A.D. 1340. A wide range of cream-glazed architectural fixtures were made, including roof and floor tiles, balustrades, water pipes and tall triangular roof finials in the form of garuda, kinnai and naga.

The present lot and the preceding lot are examples of such roof finials in the form of beasts from Southeast Asian myths. Similar pieces are illustrated by Roxanna Brown, op. cit., 1988, plate 43a, and by Shaw, op. cit., 1987, p. 43 (left).

US$700-1000