Balinese Yogya Silver Plate with Garuda Bird

Balinese Yogya silver plate with Garuda Bird An Indonesian Yogya plate from Bali, early 20th Century with the Garuda Bird in the center on a hammered background, surrounded with 2 beautifully decorated rings in height difference. Beautifully decorated with Kala heads (a mask of a monster lion) , between leaves and flowers. The measurement is 23.5 cm diagonally and 2.5 cm high. The weight is 292 grams The silver from the former Dutch colony, East Indies, present-day Indonesia, is called Djokja. {Yogya). Traveling salesmen and repatriates brought many silver objects with them to the Netherlands. The largest and most beautiful production is from the period 1880 to 1930. Djokja (Yogya) silver is recognizable by the motifs used, such as the lotus figure, animal figures and geometric figures are also known. As a technique, Indonesian silver is considered important, something that the Europeans in Indonesia were very fond of. In addition, the silversmiths used an old regional technique: embossing; this is hammering out the silver from the outside The use of silver in Djokja (Yogya) silver is often difficult to determine. In Indonesia, the amount of copper in the alloy and the associated hallmarks were not taken very seriously. In some cases there is only a number indicating the alloy, sometimes together with a maker's mark. There is no number or initials on this plate