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Title
Stand
Subject
Vessel
Description
Shallow tray mounted on weighted pedestal, with pierced decorative bands, used for serving betel leaves,
Source
A. Mohideen collection
Date
1800-1899
Relation
Detail, of reverse
Detail, am_b7_1
Identifier
am.b7
FDASL Item Type Metadata
Period
19th century
Place of Creation
Sri Lanka
Measurements (H: W: L:)
15.2 x 20.3 x 13 cm. (6 x 8 x 5 1/8 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)
Collection
Dublin Core XML
Citation
"Stand," online in Digital Library for International Research Archive, Item #1053, http://dlir.org/archive/items/show/1053 (accessed March 29, 2024).