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Bowl

late 19th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Bowl (Batil), hemispherical in shape; of silver with repoussé decoration. On the base an eight pointed star enclosed engraved floral motifs on a punched ground; this is surrounded by a border of diamonds overlapping four-petalled flowers between cord-lines; there is next an undecorated area, then a punched zig-zag line above which, round the rim, a foliage design on a punched ground between cord-lines.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Silver, repoussé
Brief description
Bowl (Batil), silver, repoussé, Malaysia, late 19th century
Physical description
Bowl (Batil), hemispherical in shape; of silver with repoussé decoration. On the base an eight pointed star enclosed engraved floral motifs on a punched ground; this is surrounded by a border of diamonds overlapping four-petalled flowers between cord-lines; there is next an undecorated area, then a punched zig-zag line above which, round the rim, a foliage design on a punched ground between cord-lines.
Dimensions
  • Height: 5cm
  • Width: 11cm
Credit line
Given by S.R. Schofield
Collection
Accession number
IS.115-1964

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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