An inscribed Vietnamese silver offering tazza, Champa reign, 13/14th C.

Dia.: 19 cm - H.: 10 cm
Weight: 280 grams

The text indicates that this piece was part of an altar set. The silver weight information below refers to the complete, more heavy group or set of altar vessels.
Translated by Mme. Anne-Valerie Schweyer:

Cham script: 'Giving/donating (this vessel/object) in silver of 111 thil to the god (name not deciphered).'

Script Details: Give to = vuh di / to the God = yan po ku / in silver = pirak / of 111 thil = 111 thil refers to a total weight of about 4000 gram.

Provenance:
- The collection of Thomas Ulbrich, Studio Tho, Hanoi-Berlin.

Ref.: - Viet Nam From Myth to Modernity, Exhibition catalogue by the Asian Civilisations Museum Singapore, 2008, for a very similar and almost identical tray (with different inscription). This tazza is probably one of a pair from the same altar set.

Condition: (UV-checked)
- Very well preserved.
- The upper dish somewhat deformed.
- Superficial wear such as scratches and stains.