13th - 14th Century Indonesian Bronze Zodiac Beaker / Bowl, Southeast Asia art The front of the box

The front of the box has a cast floral overhang to open the box

12 inches in length Lion Mark = 2nd Standard Purity

opalescent foot

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The fire screen began as a form of furniture that acted as a shield between the occupants of a room and the fireplace

13th - 14th Century Indonesian Bronze Zodiac Beaker / Bowl, Southeast Asia art The front of the boxWe are offering an ancient bronze Zodiac beaker possibly of the Majapahit empire in Southeast Asia. This bowl displays shallow relief of a row of zodiac symbols and another row of figures above it. The identity of the top row of figures still remains uncertain. This beaker bowl functioned in ritual worship as a vessel for holy water for Hindu Buddhist practice. "Majapahit was one of the last major Hindu empires of the region and is considered to be