This large, globular silver bowl was handcrafted using a combination of low relief or repoussé and open work techniques. It is decorated with eight animals in ogival compartments separated by vertical ribs.The art of making silverware was practised in Burma for centuries. Silverware traditionally depicted scenes, characters and symbolic motifs from the Buddhist Jataka Tales (which tell of the Buddha's previous lives), along with scenes from the Indian epic, the Ramayana and zodiac signs. The shape of the bowl is inspired by a monk's alms bowl and is generally reserved for ceremonial purposes.
