MALAYSIAN BRONZE LELA SWIVEL GUN CANNON
LATE 18TH/ EARLY 19TH CENTURY
£605
Auction: Day Two: 23 February 2023 | From 10am
Description
with multi-stage barrel swelling towards the muzzle, cast with raised mouldings and a pair of lifting-handles formed as dolphins/ monsters, fitted with its original bronze swivel mount
Dimensions
153cm long
Footnote
Note: The lantaka and lela were types of bronze portable cannon or swivel gun, sometimes mounted on merchant vessels and warships in Maritime Southeast Asia. Lela are similar to a lantaka but longer and had larger bore, usually about 100 –180 cm long. They can be configured as swivel guns, fixed guns, or mounted in a gun carriage and are the equivalent of European falcon and falconet.