Cambodian Silver Standing Priest with Alms Bowl
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A Cambodian standing Priest, c.19/20th century, repousse silver moulded over clay, detailed robe carrying an alms bowl with both hands standing on circular pedestal, finely detailed facial features with traditional knotted hair and gilt finial. Provenance: From the private collection of an Australian diplomat, collected throughout Asia in the 1980's and 1990's. Height 55 cm
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- Finial - An architectural decoration, found on the upper parts of of an object. On furniture they are usually found on pediments, canopies and shelf supports. On smaller ceramic or silver items, such as spoons, they may decorate the top of the item itself, or the lid or cover where they provide a useful handle for removal.
Finials have a variety of shapes and forms. They may be urn-shaped, baluster shaped round or spiral, but usually taper into an upper point. Many real life shapes may also be used as finials, such as pineapples, berries, pinecones, buds, lotus and acorns. Sometimes animals such as a lion are depicted, or fish and dolphins. - Embossed / Repousse - Embossing, also known as repousse, is the technique of decorating metal with raised designs, by pressing or beating out the design from the reverse side of the object.It is the opposite of chasing, where the decoration is applied from the front. An embossed or repoussed object may have chasing applied to finish off the design.
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