An early 20th century Burmese unmarked silver small bowl, Mandalay circa 1910 Of compressed rounded form, the body with embossed decoration of various figures of the tale of the nat (spirit) Ma Swe Oo, a country girl weaver who was killed by a tiger sent by the younger Taung-pyone brother, Min Galay, after spurning his advances, this depicted as a tiger attacking a woman. All reserved against a chased ‘wallpaper’ foliate scroll background below architraves, the upper section with chased decoration. The underside with a chased with a circular motif of a deer with ring punched decoration Diameter- 13 cm / 5.1 inches Height- 8.8 cm / 3.5 inches Weight- 341 grams / 10.96 ozt Ma Swe Oo became the patroness of weavers.
An early 20th century Burmese unmarked silver small bowl, Mandalay circa 1910 Of compressed rounded form, the body with embossed decoration of various figures of the tale of the nat (spirit) Ma Swe Oo, a country girl weaver who was killed by a tiger sent by the younger Taung-pyone brother, Min Galay, after spurning his advances, this depicted as a tiger attacking a woman. All reserved against a chased ‘wallpaper’ foliate scroll background below architraves, the upper section with chased decoration. The underside with a chased with a circular motif of a deer with ring punched decoration Diameter- 13 cm / 5.1 inches Height- 8.8 cm / 3.5 inches Weight- 341 grams / 10.96 ozt Ma Swe Oo became the patroness of weavers.
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