A good Burmese silver offering bowl Burma (Myanmar), late 19th century Circular, rolled over rim, repoussé work central band around the body depicts a panoramic storyboard almost all the way around depicting in high relief figural modelling with a group of four warrior horsemen with swords and a group of marching warriors wielding assorted weapons ahead of a bullock driven cart, flanking figures mounted upon and surrounding two caparisoned elephants, one shown in profile, the other head on, with prominant protruding tusks, the scene set against a landscape backdrop, possibly depicting the battle scene depicting King Anawrahta, one section depicts figures seated within a walled temple and surrounded with buildings and prominant pagodas, the lower frieze with repeating acanthus motifs, height 15cm, diameter at top 21.2cm, weight 47.4oz, weight 1474gms. Footnotes: From A Private collection of Indian and Burmese Colonial Silver For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing
A good Burmese silver offering bowl Burma (Myanmar), late 19th century
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