Indian Rose Water Sprinkler for Puja

A slim silver neck, a fluted bulb, and a stepped foot like a tiny pedestal.

This rose water sprinkler, used in puja, was made of silver in India in the 19th or 20th century. Sprinklers of this form are commonly associated with scented water at worship, weddings and hospitality across South Asia. A long, tapered neck with twisted ribs rises from a melon-shaped body carved with vertical flutes. A round foot with petal-like decoration anchors it. The silver has gone soft and grey with age, with darker pockets in the carved lines.

About 10 inches tall. Elegant, vertical, and quietly formal on a console.