Of all the ceramics produced in Thailand, those from the Sawankhalok kilns have been found in the greatest numbers throughout Southeast Asia, indicating they were produced for export rather than for domestic use. The export of Thai ceramics to other parts of Southeast Asia and beyond to the Arab world and Japan was at its peak in the fourteenth century, when Chinese wares were unavailable for export due to the disruption of the Mongol conquest. Hence the large numbers of Sawankhalok wares found in sites and shipwrecks in Malaysia and the Philippines. They were traditionally made of a high-fired coarse grey paste. This particular piece is part of a series of painted wares that have been found at different kiln sites. The ceramics were shaped, dried, painted in brown and white glazes, and then fired.