สังคโลก (Sangkhalok)
High-fired stoneware produced in the Sukhothai Kingdom (13th-16th century) at over 200 kilns in Si Satchanalai using advanced updraft kiln technology. Characteristic translucent jade-green glaze and fish motif decoration. Exported across Asia. ORIGINAL TECHNIQUE IS EXTINCT — specific clay sourcing, kiln architecture, and glaze chemistry ceased with the fall of the Ayutthaya Kingdom (c.1767). A contemporary revival produces archaeological reproductions only.
Risk level: Extinct — Revival Exists · Not Listed
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