Sculpture - Bronze - Burmese tattoo stylus of Nan belu - Burma - 19th century

Description Bronze top of a tattoo pen representing Nan Belu sitting holding two sticks in his hands. His costume seems to have borrowed his style from the Burmese Nats cult. ! ! ! IMPORTANT ! ! ! This stylus is composed of three parts, the upper part representing the character is ancient. See the picture. The lower parts are seldom found. They were regularly changed because of their frequent use. It is therefore of importance to notice that both the shaft and punch are quite recent. (+/- end of 20th century) Datation Early 19th Century - C. 1825 Condition Excellent condition See pictures for the overall condition of the piece. Provenance Former Belgian private collection, M. D. acquired before 1990 Validated by Cabinet Portier & Ass. on Dec 2016