367. Antique Silver Plate or Dish, Sri Lanka, Ceylon

Repousse Silver Dish

This exquisitely chased and repoussed silver shallow dish or plate is a remarkable example of the high standard that Ceylonese silver-smithing work reached in the nineteenth century. It is finely worked all over with typically Ceylonese floral and foliage motifs within geometric borders.References:

Coomaraswamy, A.K., Mediaeval Sinhalese Art, Pantheon Books, 1956