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July 14 2013

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Close-up photo of an artisan's hands chasing a silver repoussé panel with a wooden-handled metal tool. The silver piece has raised scrolling foliage and bead-rimmed borders catching light. The hand is dark-skinned and the background is dark wood and cloth. No a person visible.2013-07-14Close-up photograph of an ornate embossed silver panel. The surface is worked with repoussé acanthus-leaf scrollwork along the borders, a rounded arch-shaped frame with beaded rim, and a diamond-quilted field studded with small rosette motifs. A smooth silver bar runs vertically along the right edge. The metal shows a dull, tarnished sheen. No people are visible.A photograph of an ornate silver ceremonial item lying on a pale cloth over dark ground. The object is a curved silver piece with repoussé floral bands: a row of small five-petal flowers at top, a central band of large rosettes with scrolling leaves, another row of small flowers, and a lower panel of rounded lobed scallops with beaded edging. No people are visible; the piece is the sole subject, shown from above with the curve visible at its lower edge.Close-up photograph of an ornate embossed silver panel. The repoussé surface shows scrolling foliage, a central rosette, flower motifs and two rampant lion-like animals flanking the design. A stamped floral pattern fills the upper dome-shaped section, and a beaded border frames the whole piece. No people are visible.2008-10-15A photograph of an engraved silver procession item resting on a pale grey cloth on a stone pavement. The rectangular silver panel has a repoussé-style floral design of lotus petals and scrolling acanthus leaves. At the bottom edge a gilded or brass ornamental panel with embossed flower rosettes is partly visible. A small pink cloth and part of a human hand appear at the top left corner. No people are fully visible.Close-up photograph of an ornate repoussé silver surface. A large oval panel sits at the top, framed by beaded borders and scrolling acanthus-style foliage with floral rosettes. Lower down, a band of lotus-like petals and round bosses runs across the frame. The metal is polished, with highlights and shadows showing the raised relief. No people are visible.Close-up photograph of an ornate silver ceremonial item. Central circular medallion ringed with beaded borders, scrolling foliate motifs and a fan-shaped lotus-like petal pattern at the bottom. Dark background and warm metallic sheen. No people visible.Close-up photograph of an ornate silver throne back or chair panel with intricate repoussé engraving. Scrolling foliage and floral motifs fill the upper corners, and a central figure with multiple faces or heads sits within a radiating halo-like pattern. Scalloped edges frame the panel, and the blurred background shows a dark interior with a reddish column. No people are visible; the object is an ornamental silver seat back.2017-09-07A photograph of a pile of ornately embossed silver sheet panels laid on a pale blue cloth over a dark stone surface. The stacked pieces show bands of repoussé floral work, including rows of stylised flowers and a central band of scrolling acanthus-like leaves with large rosettes, plus a lower curved panel with scalloped lobes. No people are visible. A translucent purple logo appears in the top-left corner.A photograph of an ornate silver box with a hinged-looking lid lying on a pale grey cloth on a stone pavement. The lid is engraved with a large lotus and scrolling foliage pattern. A corner of a second silver item with embossed floral borders appears at the lower right, and a pink cloth sits at the upper left. No people are visible except a partial hand at the upper left edge.Overhead photograph of an ornate silver ritual tray or plate with repoussé floral and foliate border and a central pair of stylised footprint-like motifs carved with lotus and rosette designs, set on a white cloth with a saffron-orange cloth draped above. No people are visible.2010-01-13August 08 20172017-08-08