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Burmese Embossed Silver Presentation Chalice
About the Item
A Burmese embossed silver presentation chalice
Burmese, early 20th century
Measures: Height 31cm, diameter 16.5cm, weight 937 grams
This remarkable and beautiful silver chalice, or trophy, was made in Burma in the late 1930s and offers a magnificent demonstration of the skill and beauty of Southeast Asian metalwork in the early 20th century.
The main bowl that forms the top half of the piece bears a fluted rim and is embossed with figures, separately housed in a series of decorative frames, taking part in a kind of ceremonial procession or dance. The bowl is supported on a stem - the magnificent highlight of the chalice - which is cast as a kneeling dancer with winged bracers and a large, billowing undulating feathered trail at the waist. In turn, it is raised upon a circular base, embossed with alternating humans and animals, including an elephant and temple dog. It is engraved around the foot rim 'Presented by engineering staff B.C.C. Thayetmyo 1938,' - the B.C.C. in question are possibly the Burma Christian Council.
- Dimensions:Height: 12.21 in (31 cm)Diameter: 6.5 in (16.5 cm)
- Style:Modern (Of the Period)
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- Date of Manufacture:circa 1938
- Condition:Wear consistent with age and use.
- Seller Location:London, GB
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