Product Description

Lime Box

Material: Silver
Style: Thailand, early 20th century
Size: Height 5.5 cm, Length 6.5 cm, Width 3 cm
Order Number: TAB2

This oval box, showing traces of lime, displays skilled craftsmanship, impressive relief techniques and depth of design.

The body and lid are decorated by small ledges. The top of the lid has a raised floral motif of fine quality. It is made of an alloy of different metals called pan ca, used in Chiang Mai province and bordering areas, and includes silver and copper, characterized by its black color.

A similar one is shown in Betel and Miang, Vanishing Thai Habits, P.A. Reichart and H.P. Philipsen, White Lotus, 1996 page 84.

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