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ThRee sMAll sIlVeR RePOussÉ MedIcINe bOXes ANd cOVeRs
Champa, 10th-14th century. One box of globular shape and two of octagonal Published: The Zelnik Istvan Southeast Asian Gold
form, each executed in fine repoussé with floral and geometric designs, two with Museum, page 197, Budapest 2013 (the mid-sized
skillfully executed repoussé floral marks to the base. box, erroneously described as from Cambodia,
Angkor period).
Provenance: Ex-Collection of The Zelnik István Southeast Asian Gold Museum.
Institutional art collection in Belgium, acquired from the above. Literature comparison: A similar octagonal medicine
condition: Good condition commensurate with age, with extensive traces of age box is in the National Museum of Cambodia,
and wear, few small losses, two boxes with areas of verdigris. inventory number Ga.5732.
Weight: 72.0 g (total) estimate euR 1,000
Dimensions: Height 2.5 cm (the shortest), 6 cm (the tallest) Starting price EUr 500

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FOuR sIlVeR RePOussÉ MedIcINe bOXes ANd cOVeRs
Champa, 18th-19th century. Two boxes of compressed globular shape, finely Published: The Zelnik Istvan Southeast Asian Gold
executed in repoussé with floral and geometric designs and an impressed flower Museum, page 197, Budapest 2013 (the octagonal
mark to the circular base; one box of octagonal shape and with fine repoussé box, erroneously described as from Cambodia,
showing a flower at the top of the cover as well as an impressed floral mark to Angkor period).
the base; and one box of tapering cylindrical form with a stepped finial and a
recessed circular base. Literature comparison: A similar octagonal medicine
box is in the National Museum of Cambodia,
Provenance: Ex-Collection of The Zelnik István Southeast Asian Gold Museum. inventory number Ga.5733.
Institutional art collection in Belgium, acquired from the above. One box with old
collector’s number to the base. estimate euR 1,000
condition: Good condition with minor traces of age and wear, one box with little Starting price EUr 500
verdigris here and there.
Weight: 199.3 g (total)
Dimensions: Height 4 cm (the shortest), 8.2 cm (the tallest)

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