SOLD: Three Antique Khmer Bronze Lime Containers
SOLD: Three Antique Khmer Bronze Lime Containers
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Cambodia, Vietnam, Laos, Thailand, Myanmar
Lost wax cast bronze, residue of slaked lime
19th century
4.75 x 1.5 in. / 12 x 4 cm
5 x 1.5 in. / 13 x 4 cm
6.5 x 2 in. / 16.5 x 5 cm
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Ifugao Peoples, Banaue Rice Terraces, Northern Luzon Islands, Philippines
Early 20th C.
Bone, Philippine deer scrotum, natural fibers
4.75 x 1.75 in. / 12 x 2.5 cm
Height on custom display stand 6.5 in./ 16.5 cm
An unusual variant of the classic bulul form, this lime container is carved as a Janus figure—two seated bodies joined back-to-back, each with its own head, hands resting on opposing shoulders. Bulul figures are traditionally tied to rice cultivation ceremonies, and honored as ancestral guardians of the harvest.
Field-collected roughly fifty years ago, the piece has developed a smooth, glossy patina from age and handling—tangible evidence of its long working life within the community it served.
Domestic shipping included. International shipping quoted separately.
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