Description A RARE CHAM SILVER REPOUSSé ‘TROPICAL FRUIT’ MEDICINE BOX AND COVER WITH OLD INSCRIPTION
Champa, 10th-14th century. Shaped as a tropical fruit with many spikes all around as well as scrolling waves and other geometric patterns, all executed in fine repoussé with good incision work, with an old inscription incised in old Cham characters to the slightly recessed circular base.
Provenance: Ex-Collection of The Zelnik István Southeast Asian Gold Museum. Institutional art collection in Belgium, acquired from the above. Collector’s label to base.
Condition: Very good condition with minor traces of age and wear, with some verdigris to the interior.
Weight: 176.1 g
Dimensions: Height 10 cm