Description A RARE AND EXCEPTIONAL CHAM GOLD REPOUSSé ‘LOTUS’ MEDICINE BOX AND COVER
Champa, 10th-14th century. The box of compressed globular form, executed in fine repoussé with overlapping lotus leaves, the cover with a finial in the form of a closed lotus bud.
Provenance: Ex-Collection of The Zelnik István Southeast Asian Gold Museum. Institutional art collection in Belgium, acquired from the above.
Condition: Very good condition with minor traces of age and wear as well as few soil encrustations to the interior.
Weight: 104.0 g
Dimensions: Height 7 cm, Diameter 7.7 cm
Published: The Zelnik Istvan Southeast Asian Gold Museum, page 72, Budapest 2013 (erroneously described as Ayutthaya, 14th-15th century).
Alloy composition range: Gold 64-72 %, Silver 24-28 %, Copper 2-4 %.