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. All reserved against a chased ‘wallpaper’ foliate scroll background below architraves, the upper section with chased trailing scrolls and the lower section with a band of stylised acanthus leaves. The underside with a chased rosette.

Diameter- 9.7 cm / 3.8 inches

Height- 7.7cm / 3.03 inches

Weight- 231 grams / 7.43 ozt