betel-box; betel equipment

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Object Type: betel-box; betel equipment
Museum number: 1998,0723.196
Description: Betel box of lacquered, woven split bamboo decorated in the 'yun' (incised) technique in pink and yellow on black. The 'Pagan Age' or 'bagan kit' pattern derives from the stucco swags which survive on the exterior walls and doorways of the eleventh- to thirteenth-century temples at Pagan. The quality of the lacquer is rather thick and heavy. There are two internal trays, and the piece is inscribed.
Producer name
Production date: 1963
Production place: Made in: Pagan
Materials: lacquer; bamboo
Technique: lacquered; yun; woven
Dimensions: Diameter: 12.70 centimetres; Height: 11.80 centimetres
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Bibliographic references
Location: Not on display
Exhibition history: 2000 Apr - 2000 Aug, BM, 'Visions from the Golden Land: Burma and the Art of Lacquer.'
Acquisition name: Donated by: Ralph H Isaacs; Donated by: Mrs Ruth Isaacs
Acquisition date: 1998
Acquisition notes: Acquired by the donors from U Maung Maung at Pagan in December 1992 for 1,500 kyat.
Department: Asia
Registration number: 1998,0723.196
Additional IDs: Miscellaneous number: Isaacs 200

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