Oval silver tray, decorated with female figure in centre surrounded by floral design. [ZM 19/01/2006]

Collection type: Object
Description: Oval silver tray, decorated with female figure in centre surrounded by floral design. [ZM 19/01/2006]
Geographical reference: Malaysia
Asia > South-eastern Asia > Malaysia; Peninsular Malaysia Kelantan
Person: Field collector Anthony Haydock Hill; PRM source Anthony Haydock Hill; PRM source Michael Bent [executor]; PRM source J.W.G. Cocke [executor]
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1950
Date collected: By 1950
Acquisition information: Bequeathed: 1961
Materials and processes: Material Silver Metal, Process Inscribed
Dimensions: Length x Width 232 x 186 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1961.11.4
Research and responses: The Ramayana refers to the Sanskrit epic recounting the classical narrative of Rama (the Hindu deity) by the sage Valmiki, who is the traditional author of the epic. [Encyclopædia Britannica Online] [CF 6/9/2000]