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PROBABLY BURMESE, CIRCA 1900,
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AN IMPRESSIVE ORIENTAL SILVER RICE BOWL,
PROBABLY BURMESE, CIRCA 1900,
Decorated in high relief with the defeat of Gaumata by Darius I, the prince (later King Darius), triumphantly trampling on the impostor Gaumata whilst the Zoroastrian deity, Ahura Mazda, wearing his symbol, the winged disc, looks on, also depicting soldiers, notables, a line of hostages tethered together at the neck & a mounted prince attended by an angel, the lower body chased in relief with acanthus leaves & the tucked-in foot chased on the base with a peacock "signature", 12¾ in. diameter (32.2 cm.), 8 in. high (20 cm.), 84 oz.
PROBABLY BURMESE, CIRCA 1900,
Decorated in high relief with the defeat of Gaumata by Darius I, the prince (later King Darius), triumphantly trampling on the impostor Gaumata whilst the Zoroastrian deity, Ahura Mazda, wearing his symbol, the winged disc, looks on, also depicting soldiers, notables, a line of hostages tethered together at the neck & a mounted prince attended by an angel, the lower body chased in relief with acanthus leaves & the tucked-in foot chased on the base with a peacock "signature", 12¾ in. diameter (32.2 cm.), 8 in. high (20 cm.), 84 oz.
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Further details
Although the iconography on this bowl is Persian, the design & construction is Burmese. It is very likely that this was a private commission from a Parsee merchant travelling & trading between Bombay & Burma.
In 936 a group of Zoroastrians emigrated to Gujarat in India to escape Muslim persecution in their native Persia. In the 17th. century many of them moved to Bombay where they were active in ship-building & trade. Later they became known as Parsees, continuing to practice their religion.
The scene on the bowl is from the era of the Achaemenid empire in Persia. It depicts the defeat of the Magian (Mede) rebel, Gaumata, by Darius I (522-486 BC), on 29/11/522 BC at the stronghold of Sikayauvati. Gaumata had, according to ancient chroniclers, impersonated Smerdis, brother of the Persian king, Cambyses; Ahura Mazda, the supreme Zoroastrian deity, surveys the scene.
In 936 a group of Zoroastrians emigrated to Gujarat in India to escape Muslim persecution in their native Persia. In the 17th. century many of them moved to Bombay where they were active in ship-building & trade. Later they became known as Parsees, continuing to practice their religion.
The scene on the bowl is from the era of the Achaemenid empire in Persia. It depicts the defeat of the Magian (Mede) rebel, Gaumata, by Darius I (522-486 BC), on 29/11/522 BC at the stronghold of Sikayauvati. Gaumata had, according to ancient chroniclers, impersonated Smerdis, brother of the Persian king, Cambyses; Ahura Mazda, the supreme Zoroastrian deity, surveys the scene.
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