Brunei Lengguai Betel Nut Container, c.1900
Located in Savannah, GA
Cast bronze lengguai of compressed bulbous form with flared foot from Brunei, finely incised around the body with continuous scrolling foliate motifs, circa 1900. Fitted removable...
Bronze
Chinese Paint Decorated Grain Bin, 19th Century
Located in Savannah, GA
A Chinese paint decorated rice or grain bin, with lift top and carrying handles, 19th Century. 25 ½ inches wide by 19 ¼ inches deep by 18 ¾ inches tall
Wood
Asian Iron and Wood Bucket, 19th Century
Located in Savannah, GA
An asian iron and wood coopered bucket, 19th century. 12 ½ inches iwde by 9 ¼ inches tall
Iron
French Brass Inkwell, 19th Century
Located in Savannah, GA
A French brass inkwell, 19th century. 8 ¼ inches wide by 4 ¾ inches tall
Brass
Burmese Kammavaca Lacquer Manuscript, c.1880
Located in Savannah, GA
Burmese Kammavaca manuscript with two lacquer cover pieces and inscribed leaves for Buddhist ordination texts, circa 1880. Long rectangular panels elaborately decorated in shwe za...
Lacquer
Chinese River Basket, c.1900
Located in Savannah, GA
A Chinese woven reed river basket, circa 1900. 12 inches wide by 14 ½ inches tall
Reed
A Mughal Indian Brass Engraved Betel Pandan Box
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
A MUGHAL INDIAN BRASS ENGRAVED BETEL PANDAN BOX Northern India. 18th Century. Length: 4 1/4" in. (10.9 cm.), width: 3 1/4" in., (8.3 cm.), height: 2" in.,...
Brass
Large Brass Pandan Box, North India, 19th Century
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
A large brass pandan box North India, 19th century The body with rounded profile and hinged raised lid with engraved and punched decoration centering ...
Brass
Early 19th Century Indian Bronze Work Box
Located in Tampa, FL
This remarkable Indian box dates to the early 19th century and was traditionally used as a work box or storage vessel for food, jewelry, fruit, and other treasured objects. Cast in s...
Bronze
A Brass Mughal Indian Oval Betel Pandan Box
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
A BRASS MUGHAL INDIAN OVAL BETEL PANDAN BOX Northern India, early 19th century. Length: 5 1/4" in. (13.3 cm.) height: 3 1/4" in. (8.3 cm.) width: 4" in. (1...
Brass
Antique South Asian Round Copper Bronze Box with Lid from India 19th C.
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Antique 19th century beautiful handcrafted decorative round tinned copper bronze South Asian box with lid, latch and handle. A very fine antique Pandan or B...
Metal, Copper
Asian Antique Brass Betel Nut Pandan Box with Lid, Northern India 19th C.
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Asian antique Beaten Brass Betel Nut Pandan Box, Northern India. Beautiful antique hand hammered Asian round brass betel with a lid and delicate engravings with floral design handle hand crafted by skilled artisans from Northern India. 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 effect. The preparation of the betel nut with lime stored in ornate boxes with several smaller internal containers was popular all over Asia and is still a common practice in Myanmar and India and among the hill tribes of many S. E. Asian countries. Engraved with intricate designs on the lid which has a carved floral design handle and a latch in front for opening or closing the box and for safekeeping. Nicely hand-hammered with intricate details. Please check photo #5, there is about 1 inch damage area on the side of the box. Museum quality Asian Hand-hammered decorative Islamic brass folk art metalwork collector treasure box. Measures: Diameter 7 in. x Height 4 in. The box has a rich, deep brown patina. Quality of Mughal style. A pandan was used to store the pan, or betel quid after it had been stuffed and rolled ready to eat, rather than for the individual ingredients. The chewing of betel is an ancient Asian tradition comparable to tobacco in the western world. Betel consists of three main ingredients: the areca nut, betel leaf and lime paste. Betel was, and still is enormously popular throughout Asia and plays a major role in the entertaining of guests, in courtship and marriage, and in the traditional etiquette of the royal courts, where it often forms part of the state regalia.[1] Research on several pandan boxes has been published by Zebrowski.[2] Brownrigg, H. Betel Cutters...
Brass
