Plate
c. 1902 (made)
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| Place of origin |
Repousse silver plate with an inlaid niello rim. The plate is shallow with a plain sunken centre, probably for a bowl. The rim has a band of continuous scrolling foliations in silver on a black ground.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Repousse silver |
| Brief description | Silver repousse and niello bowl, Burma, c. 1902 |
| Physical description | Repousse silver plate with an inlaid niello rim. The plate is shallow with a plain sunken centre, probably for a bowl. The rim has a band of continuous scrolling foliations in silver on a black ground. |
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| Credit line | Bequeathed by Lord Curzon of Kedleston |
| Object history | This bowl and its plate (IM 101-1927) were purchased by Lord Curzon at the Exhibition of Indian Art ad Delhi, 1902-03; the maker Saya Po of Toungoo, Lower Burma was awarded the lst Prize and Gold Medal for them, in the class of niello work. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | IM.101-1927 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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