Furniture and Decorative Arts of Sri Lanka

Dublin Core

Title

Bureau

Subject

Furniture

Description

Slant front desk, five drawers with brass drop pulls, mounted on reclining lions heads and paws, with flat back legs

Source

National Museum of Sri Lanka, Pettah

Date

1700-1799

Relation

Detail of lion's head foot
Detail, nmp25_95_405_1

Identifier

nmp25.94.405

FDASL Item Type Metadata

Period

18th century

Place of Creation

SW Sri Lanka

Measurements (H: W: L:)

114 x 66 x 128 cm. (44 9/10 x 26 x 50 2/5 in.)

Materials

Nedun

Techniques

Carved and joined

Features

Reclining lion feet

Citation

"Bureau," online in Digital Library for International Research Archive, Item #1147, http://www.dlir.org/archive/items/show/1147 (accessed May 2, 2026).

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