BOWL
Burma/Myanmar
18th Century
Silver
h. 4 in., w. 3 in.

Gift of Helen Trager, 2004
BC2004.2.13

Small silver globular bowl containing narratives in repousse. The rim of the bowl is plain, bounded by 3 lines. The narrative scene include 2 ministers or Wangyi, alternating with 2 seated females, and 2 dancers, all garbed in traditional Burmese attire (high repousse compared to other silver work). The scenes are outlined by cusped arches of plain polished silver, and are separated from one another by spandrels of foliage. Below the main scene, a broadband of lotus petals called hlan (Fraser-Lu, 1989.30).

On the base, the head of a Belu is engraved, and it contains an inscription (perhaps the name of patron or artist in Burmese). High quality work. (Interesting for research)