Furniture and Decorative Arts of Sri Lanka

Dublin Core

Title

Plaque

Subject

Vessel

Description

Plaque with stamped, engraved and pierced design with the 'hamsa' sacred goose.

Source

A. Mohideen collection

Date

1925-1999

Relation

Full size, of reverse
Whole

Identifier

am.b11

FDASL Item Type Metadata

Period

Mid to late 20th century

Place of Creation

Sri Lanka

Measurements (H: W: L:)

13 x 13 cm. (5 1/8 x 5 1/8 in.)

Materials

Brass alloy

Techniques

Sheet with reversed stamped, engraved and pierced design

Features

Hamsa' design

Notes

A. K. Coomaraswamy, Mediaeval Sinhalese Art, 1908, p. 85

Citation

"Plaque," online in Digital Library for International Research Archive, Item #985, http://dlir.org/archive/items/show/985 (accessed May 17, 2024).

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