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ANTIQUE 20thC BURMESE REPOUSSÉ SOLID SILVER "MAHANIPATA JATAKA" BOWL c.1915
£6,595.00
Antique 20th Century Burmese (Myanmar) solid silver bowl in circular form, finely chased with detailed scenes depicting a rare compilation of the Mahanipata Jataka, each represented in one of its ten narrative scenes. The name of the individual Jataka is inscribed on the face of the bowl beneath each scene. Of the 547 jatakas in the traditional Theravada Pali collection, the final ten are the most frequently represented in Burmese silverwork.
These are known as the Mahanipata Jataka and recount the bodhisattva's final perfection of ten key Buddhist virtues.
Reference Number: DO11317