Accession No
MN0126.288
Description
A small portable bamboo betel box with a lid, base, and two trays, shaped in the form of a basket for storing rice. The lid is decorated with four naga-dragons around a central floral motif and the side of the base has six naga-dragons with floral motifs. This box has 6 small feet each decorated with a flower and the underside of the two trays are decorated with purple, which is unusual.
Place
Asia; Southeast Asia; Myanmar
Period
Source
Singer, Noel Francis [collector and donor]
Department
Anth
Reference Numbers
MN0126.288; MAA: MN0126.288; 27; 3
Cultural Affliation
Material
Bamboo; Lacquer
Local Term
Measurements
90mm Weight 0.143kg
Events
Description (Labels & Markings)
A label adhered to the lid reads '27'. This is in reference to an inventory of lacquerware seen amongst the collector's paperwork written on 14th April 1999. A label adhered to the underside of the base reads '3' however, it is not clear to which inventory, if any, this refers.
Event Date 14/04/1999
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson
Context (Found together / assemblage)
A small black wax sealing was seen inside the box depicting Classical figures.
Event Date 9/11/2017
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson
Description (Physical description)
A small portable bamboo betel box with a lid, base, and two trays, shaped in the form of a basket for storing rice. The lid is decorated with four naga-dragons around a central floral motif and the side of the base has six naga-dragons with floral motifs. This box has 6 small feet each decorated with a flower and the underside of the two trays are decorated with purple, which is unusual.
Event Date 9/11/2017
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson
FM:278580
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