Angle Support
late 19th century (made)
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Angle support for a table centre (?) of cast, chased and punched silver, mounted on a black wood base.
The support is in a form of a manok-thi-ha, which squats on its lion-haunches and braces itself on its human arms. The lion body is divided behind to fit into the table centre. The head and shoulders are covered with a stupa like headdress and a scalloped tippet. The wooden base is heart shaped.
A double bodied lion with one human head - Manok-thi-ha is a popular corner decoration in Burmese art. Giant versions are found in the Shwe Dagon Pagoda as architectural corner pieces - the colloquial saying is "1 head - 2 bums".
Set of 4 with IM 249, 250, and 251 - 1927
The support is in a form of a manok-thi-ha, which squats on its lion-haunches and braces itself on its human arms. The lion body is divided behind to fit into the table centre. The head and shoulders are covered with a stupa like headdress and a scalloped tippet. The wooden base is heart shaped.
A double bodied lion with one human head - Manok-thi-ha is a popular corner decoration in Burmese art. Giant versions are found in the Shwe Dagon Pagoda as architectural corner pieces - the colloquial saying is "1 head - 2 bums".
Set of 4 with IM 249, 250, and 251 - 1927
Object details
| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | cast, chased, punched silver |
| Brief description | figure; Furniture, silver wood, cast chased, Burma, C19 |
| Physical description | Angle support for a table centre (?) of cast, chased and punched silver, mounted on a black wood base. The support is in a form of a manok-thi-ha, which squats on its lion-haunches and braces itself on its human arms. The lion body is divided behind to fit into the table centre. The head and shoulders are covered with a stupa like headdress and a scalloped tippet. The wooden base is heart shaped. A double bodied lion with one human head - Manok-thi-ha is a popular corner decoration in Burmese art. Giant versions are found in the Shwe Dagon Pagoda as architectural corner pieces - the colloquial saying is "1 head - 2 bums". Set of 4 with IM 249, 250, and 251 - 1927 |
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| Copy number | set of four |
| Credit line | Curzon Bequesst |
| Object history | Rangoon, Burma. Bought by Lord Curzon c. 1898-1905 Exhibited at Bethnal Green Museum, 1910 "Eastern Art Objects" Case 32; Nos. 11, 12, 13, 14, Catalogue; Dept. Lib. Box 1 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | IM.248-1927 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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