Description TWO CHAM SILVER REPOUSSé ‘TROPICAL FRUIT’ MEDICINE BOXES AND COVERS
Champa, 14th-17th century (the larger box) and 19th century (the smaller box). Both of globular form and shaped as tropical fruit with stems at the top, executed in fine repoussé with geometric patterns throughout, the larger box with silver wire petals below the stem, the smaller box with a neatly incised leaf next to the stem.
Provenance: Ex-Collection of The Zelnik István Southeast Asian Gold Museum. Institutional art collection in Belgium, acquired from the above.
Condition: Good condition commensurate with age, with traces of age and wear, some verdigris, and soil encrustations. The cover of the smaller box is lost.
Weight: 137.8 g (total)
Dimensions: Height 6 cm and 5 cm
Literature comparison: A similar piece is in the National Museum of Cambodia, inventory number Ga.4826.