File:Sri Lankan - Ivory Cabinet - Walters 711197.jpg
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[edit]Ivory Cabinet
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Sri Lankan |
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| Title |
Ivory Cabinet |
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| Description |
English: 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. |
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| Date | between circa 1550 and circa 1575 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medium | ivory, tortoise shell, wood, silver | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dimensions | with handles, without key: 15.3 × 22.7 × 14.2 cm (6 × 8.9 × 5.5 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Accession number |
71.1197 |
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| Place of creation | Ceylon (in present-day Sri Lanka) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Exhibition history | Indian and Southeast Asian Ivories: Selections from Local Collections. Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn. 1982. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Credit line | Gift of the Friends of the Asian Collection, 1999 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Walters Art Museum:  Home page  Info about artwork |
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