Description A FINE INDONESIAN GOLD REPOUSSé ‘PEACOCK’ DISH
Indonesia, Tanimbar, 19th century or earlier. The richly decorated dish executed in fine repoussé, showing four peacocks arranged in a stylized swastika in the center of the well surrounded by two scroll borders, with various geometric and foliate borders around the interior sides and another scroll border around the rim.
Provenance: Ex-Collection of The Zelnik István Southeast Asian Gold Museum. Institutional art collection in Belgium, acquired from the above.
Condition: Good condition with minor traces of wear, some small tears with associated losses to the rim.
Weight: 73.2 g
Dimensions: Diameter 23.2 cm
Literature comparison: Similiar dishes are published in The Zelnik Istvan Southeast Asian Gold Museum, page 220, Budapest 2013.