Bowl

60-5-2

From: Burma

Curatorial Section: Asian

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Native Name Pala
Object Number 60-5-2
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Burmese
Provenience Burma
Date Made Late 19th Century
Section Asian
Materials Silver
Technique Repousee
Iconography Jataka Tales
Description

A silver bowl with flat base and convex sides in repousse. Relief decoration of characters and scenes probably from Kusa jataka (no. 531) covers the broad middle band of the vessel. The exterior of the base is engraved with a peacock.

Credit Line Gift of Henry B. Keep, 1960

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