MAKE A MEME View Large Image Sri Lankan - Ivory Cabinet - Walters 711197.jpg Such cabinets were produced in Ceylon present day Sri Lanka off the western coast of India on commission from Portuguese traders for the European market by the mid 16th century The shape and ...
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Keywords: Sri Lankan - Ivory Cabinet - Walters 711197.jpg Such cabinets were produced in Ceylon present day Sri Lanka off the western coast of India on commission from Portuguese traders for the European market by the mid 16th century The shape and function are European but the subject and style of the elaborate carving including perforation of the ivory plaques that make it up are characteristic of Ceylon The plaques of ivory are carved in low relief backed by sheets of tortoise shell and with silver fittings corner pieces rivets key plates original key and handles On the front the upper drawer is decorated with confronted lions spewing scrolls enclosed in borders of quatrefoils and beading; the lower two drawers have key plates and scrolling with identical borders On the sides are square central panels with winged leonine fantastic creatures with reptilian scaled tails serapendiyas enclosed in borders surrouned by scrolling and framed with borders On the top are two confronted leonine creatures similar to those on the sides enclosed in beaded ovals and scrollwork further enclosed in a border with outer scrolling and border On the back is an oblong field with fragment of leonine creature enclosed in beaded frame with elaborate scrolling and border The underside is composed of plain ivory There is also a small section of border in the upper drawer ca 1550 1575 ivory tortoise shell wood silver with handles without key cm 15 3 22 7 14 2 accession number 71 1197 12238 Sale Sotheby's New York Peter Marks Gallery New York date of acquisition unknown by purchase Walters Art Museum Gift of the Friends of the Asian Collection 1999 Indian and Southeast Asian Ivories Selections from Local Collections Brooklyn Museum Brooklyn 1982 place of origin Ceylon in present-day Sri Lanka Walters Art Museum license Art of India in the Walters Art Museum Furniture in the Walters Art Museum Ivory of Sri Lanka Carved ivory caskets Reliefs of lions
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