box (containers)

Circular box made from copper sheet with lid attached to the base at one side by two short chains. On the opposite side is a catch which slots over a loop on the base for locking. The lid is domed and has a curved cast handle on the top, the ends in the shape of dragon's heads. There is some very simple engraved line decoration in bands on the lid and base. A handwritten label adhering to the lid reads: 'Food Box. S. India'. However it is unlikely to be a box for food, which would be lined with tin, and the dragon heads especially mean that it is more reminiscent of boxes from Punjab or Kashmir.

object
MUSEUM NUMBER
nn1851
PLACE
COLLECTION
MEASUREMENTS
overall: 114.3 x 215.9 mm
MATERIAL/TECHNIQUE
copper alloy
CATEGORY
Anthropology: Ethnography
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