Indian Lost Wax Cast Bronze Antique Dhorka Box - Two of Two black and white bat The longest measures 4 3/4"

The longest measures 4 3/4" long

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The bowl measures 4 1/4" in diameter at widest and 2 1/2" tall

with a great shape and wonderful hand-painted undulating striped decoration all the way around

but it still attached) and what appears to be some breakage of the underlying ash structure at the very top of the vase on one area of one side

Indian Lost Wax Cast Bronze Antique Dhorka Box - Two of Two black and white bat The longest measures 4 3/4"This is a beautiful and heavy! old Indian cast bronze Dhorka box (the second of two in the shop, and which I purchased together) dating I think to the 19th century, though it really feels quite ancient! Dhorka refers to the traditional method of lost wax casting native the Dhokra Damar tribes of West Bengal. This box shows wonderful detail in the patterning all over and feels like a small piece of architecture. Over time, there has been some