A SILVER REPOUSSÉ FOOTED BURMESE BOWL
Possibly Shan District, Myanmar (Burma), 19th century

Of compressed circular shape, on a circular base engraved with a floral medallion and fish motif, raised on three rounded feet, the sides chased in high relief with repoussé decoration showcasing everyday life scenes from a rural village, with farmers ploughing the land, ladies carrying water baskets, farmers chopping wood and harvesting rice, typical wooden stilt houses on one side, a beaded motif on the decorative band framing the neck, 17cm diam. and 11cm high.