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Antique Gilt Wooden Burmese Manuscript Box - Early 20th Century | Indigo Antiques
Antique Gilt Wooden Burmese Manuscript Box - Early 20th Century | Indigo Antiques
Angled View Of Antique Gilt Wooden Burmese Manuscript Box - Early 20th Century | Indigo Antiques
Angled View Of Antique Gilt Wooden Burmese Manuscript Box - Early 20th Century | Indigo Antiques
Detail From Antique Gilt Wooden Burmese Manuscript Box - Early 20th Century | Indigo Antiques
Detail From Antique Gilt Wooden Burmese Manuscript Box - Early 20th Century | Indigo Antiques
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Gilt Wooden Burmese Manuscript Box - Mid 20th Century
Off Stand View Of Antique Gilt Wooden Burmese Manuscript Box - Early 20th Century | Indigo Antiques
Lid Off View Of Antique Gilt Wooden Burmese Manuscript Box - Early 20th Century | Indigo Antiques
Compartmental View Of Antique Gilt Wooden Burmese Manuscript Box - Early 20th Century | Indigo Antiques
Detail From Interior Of Antique Gilt Wooden Burmese Manuscript Box - Early 20th Century | Indigo Antiques

Gilt Wooden Burmese Manuscript Box - Mid 20th Century

SKU: M661 Early 20th Century, from Burma
Dimensions:
W45 x D33 x H46 cm
Quality:
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This wonderfully decorated manuscript box on stand (sadaik in Burmese) is decorated with majestic gold paintwork and coloured glass. It is a made in the traditional Burmese style and likely from Mandalay. It is a mid 20th century (circa 1960) production of an earlier style. These chests were used in monasteries for storing religious manuscripts and scrolls from water damage and mice. They were also sometimes used in the households of wealthy officials. 

The box separates from the stand and the lid removes to reveal an interior with a rust red colour.

 

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