Filer Posted April 12, 2011 Share Posted April 12, 2011 I'm not sure whether this is the right forum for my question, but it does relate to Thai language. The pottery shard shown in the image was found on a beach in Malaysia. The letters look Thai, but I'm not sure. There is however something which could also be an elephant symbol -- which maybe supports it being Thai. It's just a flat piece of white pottery, maybe a fragment of dinner plate, but I'm curious since Malaysian beaches rarely yield bits of Thai pottery (plenty of Chinese, Vietnamese, European, etc, of all ages). If the thing is Thai, can anyone tell me what it says? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Puschl Posted April 12, 2011 Share Posted April 12, 2011 Doesn't look Thai to me. You may browse http://chinese-schoo...ibet/index.html (also follow the links at the bottom) to find the script. South Indian scripts show similar curvature. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Filer Posted April 12, 2011 Author Share Posted April 12, 2011 Many thanks for this, Puschl. I've looked at the table of South Indian scripts and have to agree that there are definitely plenty of similarities here. I'll follow up with friends who have links with those cultures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
farangnahrak Posted April 18, 2011 Share Posted April 18, 2011 Definitely not Thai. It looks very Burmese to me . . . http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_CltXp4ASOWU/SgeDfTBTa0I/AAAAAAAAACI/SNzc_BA_aCU/s1600-h/devanagari-tai-burmese-khmer.gif Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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