Indian Vessel with Ring Handles

Wide copper-toned bowl with two ring handles and a tidy pedestal foot.

This brass vessel with ring handles is from India, and dates to the 20th century. Brass vessels have long been made across India, where sheet metal is often hammered or cast and then polished, and used for storing water, grain and household goods. Shallow, broad vessel with a flat flared rim and a pair of hanging ring handles on the sides. The deep brown metal has a mellow, slightly mottled patina, and a stepped, trumpet-shaped foot supports the base. It is 7 inches high and 12.6 in diameter.

Handled with care, and ready to be carried on the hip.