AN EAST JAVANESE, MAJAPAHIT STYLE, BRONZE HOLY WATER VESSEL, the pressed globular body with a wide everted rim, moulded with a pearl border, the spout and grip moulded as the upper part and tail of a naga, with open mouth showing teeth, bulging eyes and teardrop shaped earrings, green patina, 13th/14th Century
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AN EAST JAVANESE, MAJAPAHIT STYLE, BRONZE HOLY WATER VESSEL, the pressed globular body with a wide everted rim, moulded with a pearl border, the spout and grip moulded as the upper part and tail of a naga, with open mouth showing teeth, bulging eyes and teardrop shaped earrings, green patina, 13th/14th Century
23.5 cm wide
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