Lot #17 - A Bronze Frog Drum, with a Central Star & Elephants Walking from the Base, Laos, 19th/20th Century
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Auction House:Theodore Bruce
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Sale Name:November 2016 Emporium Auction
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Sale Date:27 Nov 2016 ~ 10am
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Lot #:17
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Lot Description:A Bronze Frog Drum, with a Central Star & Elephants Walking from the Base, Laos, 19th/20th Century
used in the ritual life of the Karen, a distinct minority from the mountains, a pair of frogs are placed on four equidistant points on the perimeter of the tympanum, a vertical seam, engraved auspicious motifs in each of the concentric circles, charactistic of drums for resonance & the tympanum quality
H 51 cm, D 64 cm -
Estimate:A$2,000 - 3,000
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Realised Price:
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Category:Oriental
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