Furniture and Decorative Arts of Sri Lanka

Dublin Core

Title

Stand

Subject

Vessel

Description

Shallow tray mounted on weighted pedestal, used for serving betel leaves, with pierced decorative bands.

Source

A. Mohideen collection

Date

1800-1899

Relation

Full size, from side
Whole

Identifier

am.b8

FDASL Item Type Metadata

Period

19th century

Place of Creation

Sri Lanka

Measurements (H: W: L:)

18.4 x 21.6 x 14.9 cm. (7 1/4 x 8 1/2 x 5 7/8 in.)

Materials

Brass alloy

Techniques

Cast, turned, and pierced

Features

Pierced design

Notes

A. K. Coomaraswamy, Mediaeval Sinhalese Art, 1908, p. 203

Local name

Bulat tattuwe (Sinhala)

Citation

"Stand," online in Digital Library for International Research Archive, Item #1055, http://www.dlir.org/archive/items/show/1055 (accessed April 19, 2024).

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