English: Silver. Made in Burma, c 1875-1900. The bowl depicts scenes of victories of Zoroastrian rulers from ancient Persia, where the religion originated. On one side is shown the triumph of Persian king Darius (550 - 486 BC) over a rival, and nearby is the winged disc which is associated with Zoroastrianism's supreme deity. On the other side is a Persian king humbling a defeated Roman ruler. Both scenes are based on ancient Persian reliefs of these events, so the bowl's maker must have been familiar with them from drawings, photographs, or other artworks. The bowl would have been used in Zoroastrian ceremonies honoring deceased relatives. This bowl is thought to have been commissioned by a member of a well-to-do member of a Parsi family in Burma.