Furniture and Decorative Arts of Sri Lanka

Dublin Core

Title

Bowl

Subject

Vessel

Description

Low bowl, cast and turned with engraved scroll border, and rounded base.

Source

A. Mohideen collection

Date

1925-1974

Relation

Full size, of reverse
Whole

Identifier

am.b20

FDASL Item Type Metadata

Period

Mid 20th century

Place of Creation

Sri Lanka

Measurements (H: W: L:)

6.4 x 8.3 x 11.7 cm. (2 1/2 x 3 1/4 x 4 5/8 in.)

Materials

Brass alloy

Techniques

Cast, turned, and engraved

Features

Engraved design

Notes

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

Citation

"Bowl," online in Digital Library for International Research Archive, Item #1015, http://dlir.org/archive/items/show/1015 (accessed April 28, 2024).

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