BETEL SET, MALAY PENINSULA, 19th CENTURY. SILVER WITH PIERCED TOPS OF SOLID GOLD, (H) 5.3-6 CM, (D) 4.3-6.8 CM. AUTHOR’S COLLECTION. PHOTO: BY THE AUTHOR - TAASA Review June 2022

BETEL SET, MALAY PENINSULA, 19th CENTURY. SILVER WITH PIERCED TOPS OF SOLID GOLD, (H) 5.3-6 CM, (D) 4.3-6.8 CM. AUTHOR’S COLLECTION. PHOTO: BY THE AUTHOR – TAASA Review June 2022

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motifs.

The decoration usually is chased rather than repousséed and rarely in high relief.

It has much in common with Malay woodcarving with its meandering, Islamicinspired vegetal scrolling...