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The Art of The Silversmith

 

 

Colonial Indonesian Silver

 

         An Indonesian, Bali, low silver content (800/1000) bread basket with sacred animals at the longest sides and a Kalahead (a mask of a monster lion)  at each end.

As a technique, Indonesian silver is considered important, something that the Europeans in Indonesia were very fond of. In addition, the silversmiths used an old regional technique: embossing; this is hammering out the silver from the outside or inside The use of silver in Djokja silver is often difficult to determine. In Indonesia, the amount of copper in the alloy and the associated hallmarks were not taken very seriously.

In some cases there is only a number indicating the alloy, sometimes together with a maker's mark. There is no number, marks or initials on this basket

The measurement are 2 inches in height, 8 inches in width and 5.25 inches in width

  

 

 

 
 
 
 
 

 

 

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