An early 20^th century Burmese unmarked silver small bowl, Mandalay circa 1910

Of compressed rounded form, the body with embossed decoration of various figures in a continuous frieze probably drawn from a jataka tale, including a yoke drawn by two oxen. All reserved against a chased ‘wallpaper’ foliate scroll background below architraves, the upper section with chased decoration. The underside with a chased with a circular motif of a deer.

Diameter – 12.5 cm / 5 inches

Height – 7.7 cm / 3 inches

Weight – 249 grams / 8.01 ozt