Description THREE SMALL SILVER REPOUSSé MEDICINE BOXES AND COVERS
Champa, 10th-14th century. One box of globular shape and two of octagonal form, each executed in fine repoussé with floral and geometric designs, two with skillfully executed repoussé floral marks to the base.
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 extensive traces of age and wear, few small losses, two boxes with areas of verdigris.
Weight: 72.0 g (total)
Dimensions: Height 2.5 cm (the shortest), 6 cm (the tallest)
Published: The Zelnik Istvan Southeast Asian Gold Museum, page 197, Budapest 2013 (the mid-sized box, erroneously described as from Cambodia, Angkor period).
Literature comparison: A similar octagonal medicine box is in the National Museum of Cambodia, inventory number Ga.5732.