Silver Bowl
This bowl displays the fine work and deep repousse typical of Burmese silverwork, with lively narrative and animated figures such as the ogre Ravanna and the captive Princess Sita in the Rama story. The stories are skilfully compressed Burmese adaptations of tales popular throughout the region, with...
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Silver Bowl [electronic resource]. |
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| Format: | Physical Object |
| Language: | English |
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[late 19th century].
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SOAS Digital Library.
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| 040 | |a LOA |c LOA | ||
| 245 | 0 | 0 | |a Silver Bowl |h [electronic resource]. |
| 260 | |c [late 19th century]. | ||
| 490 | |a Objects of instruction : treasures of SOAS. | ||
| 500 | |a The 'Objects of instruction : the treasures of SOAS' exhibition was funded through a generous gift from the Foyle Foundation and with the support of the Arts & Humanities Research Council. | ||
| 500 | |a Source: A. Contadini (ed.), Objects of instruction : treasures of the School of Oriental and African Studies. London : SOAS, University of London, 2007. Listed as item number: 39 | ||
| 520 | 3 | |a This bowl displays the fine work and deep repousse typical of Burmese silverwork, with lively narrative and animated figures such as the ogre Ravanna and the captive Princess Sita in the Rama story. The stories are skilfully compressed Burmese adaptations of tales popular throughout the region, with the supporting creatures like Ravanna’s sister, the ogress Ma Gambi (Kambi, Shurpanakha) masquerading as the golden deer. The base of this bowl bears the sign of the maker in a large lotus pattern. (Text by John T. Carpenter and Yoshiko Yasumura, from the exhibition catalogue: Objects of instruction : treasures of the School of Oriental and African Studies, Anna Contadini, Editor. London : SOAS, University of London, 2007.) | |
| 533 | |a Electronic reproduction. |b London : |c SOAS, University of London, |c Brunei Gallery, |d 2015. |f (SOAS Digital Library) |n Mode of access: World Wide Web. |n System requirements: Internet connectivity; Web browser software. | ||
| 535 | 1 | |a Brunei Gallery. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Silver bowls. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Bowls (Tableware). | |
| 752 | |a Myanmar. | ||
| 796 | 3 | |a On permanent loan from the Britain-Burma Society (gift from Mrs Dawn Aubrey).. |4 dnr | |
| 830 | 0 | |a SOAS Digital Library. | |
| 830 | 0 | |a REGIONS. | |
| 830 | 0 | |a FORMATS. | |
| 830 | 0 | |a ARTE. | |
| 830 | 0 | |a RSEA. | |
| 830 | 0 | |a ISOAS. | |
| 852 | |a SOAS | ||
| 856 | 4 | 0 | |y Electronic Resource |
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