Burma
16th to 17th century
Copper
Height 1 3/4 in (4.4 cm), Diameter 13 3/4 in (34.9 cm)
Provenance: Found in a river by Maurice Collis (1889 to 1973), District Magistrate of Rangoon; Collection number B.50
Large shallow copper offering platters of this type were produced in Burma for use in Buddhist ritual contexts, serving as vessels for food offerings, flower arrangements, and other devotional presentations at domestic and temple shrines. The wide flat form with low rim and gently raised base is consistent with Burmese copper vessel production of the 16th and 17th centuries, a period of active metalworking in Lower Burma centered on Rangoon and its surrounding region. The scale of the piece suggests communal rather than personal use, appropriate to a temple or monastery setting.
The copper surface has developed a warm reddish brown patina with areas of natural oxidation consistent with river immersion and extended age. This platter was recovered from a riverbed by Maurice Collis during his tenure as District Magistrate of Rangoon, and was formally accessioned into his personal collection as number B.50. Collis was a writer and historian of Burma whose collecting activity produced a documented assemblage of Burmese objects now dispersed across private collections.
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Burma
16th to 17th century
Copper
Height 1 3/4 in (4.4 cm), Diameter 13 3/4 in (34.9 cm)
Provenance: Found in a river by Maurice Collis (1889 to 1973), District Magistrate of Rangoon; Collection number B.50
Large shallow copper offering platters of this type were produced in Burma for use in Buddhist ritual contexts, serving as vessels for food offerings, flower arrangements, and other devotional presentations at domestic and temple shrines. The wide flat form with low rim and gently raised base is consistent with Burmese copper vessel production of the 16th and 17th centuries, a period of active metalworking in Lower Burma centered on Rangoon and its surrounding region. The scale of the piece suggests communal rather than personal use, appropriate to a temple or monastery setting.
The copper surface has developed a warm reddish brown patina with areas of natural oxidation consistent with river immersion and extended age. This platter was recovered from a riverbed by Maurice Collis during his tenure as District Magistrate of Rangoon, and was formally accessioned into his personal collection as number B.50. Collis was a writer and historian of Burma whose collecting activity produced a documented assemblage of Burmese objects now dispersed across private collections.
We ship free anywhere in the world, fully insured, packed by hand.
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