A CHAM SILVER REPOUSSE BOWL GARUDAS AND PHOENIXES
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A VERY RARE AND FINE CHAM SILVER REPOUSSE BOWL WITH GARUDAS AND PHOENIXES
Champa, 10th-12th century. The sides of the bowl finely executed in repousse showing three Garudas, each flanked by two phoenixes with sinuously coiled and intertwined bodies, framed by a floral border above and a leafy vine border below, the flat circular base left unhammered. Garuda is a legendary bird of Hindu, Buddhist and Jain mythology, a divine eagle-like sun bird and the king of birds as well as the mount of Vishnu.
Provenance: Ex-Collection of The Zelnik Istvan Southeast Asian Gold Museum. Institutional art collection in Belgium, acquired from the above. Collector's label to base.
Condition: Very good condition with minor traces of age and wear.
Weight: 102.4 g
Dimensions: Height 6.4 cm, Diameter 13.3 cm
Literature comparison: A related bowl is published in The Zelnik Istvan Southeast Asian Gold Museum, page 73, Budapest 2013.
Champa, 10th-12th century. The sides of the bowl finely executed in repousse showing three Garudas, each flanked by two phoenixes with sinuously coiled and intertwined bodies, framed by a floral border above and a leafy vine border below, the flat circular base left unhammered. Garuda is a legendary bird of Hindu, Buddhist and Jain mythology, a divine eagle-like sun bird and the king of birds as well as the mount of Vishnu.
Provenance: Ex-Collection of The Zelnik Istvan Southeast Asian Gold Museum. Institutional art collection in Belgium, acquired from the above. Collector's label to base.
Condition: Very good condition with minor traces of age and wear.
Weight: 102.4 g
Dimensions: Height 6.4 cm, Diameter 13.3 cm
Literature comparison: A related bowl is published in The Zelnik Istvan Southeast Asian Gold Museum, page 73, Budapest 2013.
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A CHAM SILVER REPOUSSE BOWL GARUDAS AND PHOENIXES
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