CultureBurmese, Lower Burma (Myanmar)
Titles
- Betel Box with Scenes from the Sama Jataka
Date1909
MediumSilver
DimensionsOverall: 19 5/8 × 13 1/8 diameter in. (49.8 × 33.4 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Friends of Asian Art, and Usha and Kumara Peddamatham
Object number2022.186.A-.E
Current Location
The Caroline Wiess Law Building
106M Lovett Gallery
On view
Explore Further
Department
Asian ArtObject Type
Exhibition HistoryNA
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
A decorative medallion of two tropical birds in a fruit tree and an inscription on the concealed underside of both trays translated: "Myanmar Calendar Year 1271 [1909 CE]. Silver Container".
NA
Catalogue raisonnéNA
Cataloguing data may change with further research.
If you have questions about this work of art or the MFAH Online Collection please contact us.
Hiroshi Sugimoto
2011
Optical glass, black-and-white film, unknown hyper-clear silicone adhesive, cypress wood pedestal, black finished steel base, edition 1/1
2012.262
Late 19th–early 20th century
Gold with granulation, gold beads, and red cord
2004.2316
Christian Boltanski
1989
Gelatin silver prints with metal biscuit boxes, and light fixtures with bulbs
89.284
