Bowl
late 19th century (made)
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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.
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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. |
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Credit line | Given by S.R. Schofield |
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Accession number | IS.115-1964 |
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Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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