RECENT ACQUISITIONS - 6th June
Antique 20th Century exceptional Burmese (Myanmar) large solid silver thabeik bowl, repoussé decorated in high relief with scenes from Burmese mythology, depicting scenes from the Mahajanaka Jataka
Lower Burma (Myanmar), Dated 1928. The underside bears a Burmese inscription dated 1290 ME (1928 CE), translated as: "Mr. Pa Tyint's silver bowl."
This exceptional silver thabeik (offering bowl) is a superb example of Burmese craftsmanship at the height of the country’s Silver Age, a period from approximately 1850 - 1930 that coincided with British colonial expansion, the decline of the Burmese monarchy, and growing cross-cultural patronage. As royal commissions waned, elite silversmiths redirected their artistry to serve a new clientele comprising prosperous Burmese Buddhists, Indian merchants, and European expatriates. The result was a flourishing of decorative silverware, typified by ceremonial bowls such as this one.
Reference Number: DO11319