Peuriseu Teumaga - Atjceh
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Copper Betel Nut - India
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Diameter : 27cm
Material : Copper
Circa 18 - 19th Century
Indian Beaten Copper Betel Nut Pandan Box – with hand hammered/beaten floral and incised decoration used to store betel leaf, lime, tobacco and the nut from the areca palm. This mixture of ingredients when prepared and placed in the mouth for long periods gives the user a mild aphrodisiac affect. The practice of chewing betel nut was popular all over Asia and is still a common practice in Myanmar and India.
This Pandan betel nut box contains six small pots, each incised on the tops and sides with remnants of the ingredients used in the preparation.
The manufacture of copper items in India for both ornamental and practical use was from ancient and medieval times a flourishing industry up until the 17th Century.
Copper was not mentioned in the Rig-Veda, the ancient Indian collection of Vedic Sanskrit hymns written around 2000 B.C., the earliest of the Vedas. However it was mentioned in the White Yaurveda, one of the four Vedas written later described copper as loha (from lohita or red) in the list of six metals. The word Loha referred to as copper or red metal.
Although copper is still mined in Rajasthan in India it seems not on a large scale. Copper is sourced mainly from overseas to meet the supply and demand.
Wooden Statue Of Guan Yin
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| Height 43cm Wide 22cm SOLD |
Antique 19th Century Chinese Hand-Carved Wooden Grain Basket with Bamboo Handle
A 19th century Chinese carved wooden grain basket with large handles made of bamboo.This basket is made of a large bowl closed by a lid.The entire varnished basket is carved of wood and painted in red gilt lacquer.The lid showcases hand painted flower,bird "kingfisher" and calligraphy.The basket features a tall bamboo handle.This Chinese 19th century hand-carved wood grain basket with bamboo handle would be an exotic decorative item in most rooms, perhaps in a living room where it would no doubt add an original touch.
44 x 31cm
Price By request.
Antique Chinese Weeding Basket 19th century
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| Exellent Condition!!! Just Like New. |
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| Early 19th Century |
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Wood,red gilt lacquer
Late 19th Century
30 x 30 x 27cm
Original!!!
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Priest ( Pedanda ) - Island of Bali
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| High : 35cm painted wood 19th Century Price by Request |
