Indian Round Hinged & Lidded Box

Flat round case that looks like a pocket watch with a stubborn clasp.

This round hinged and lidded brass box is from India, and dates to the 19th century. Brass, an alloy of copper and zinc, has been cast and worked in India for centuries and is widely used for household vessels and containers. Low, disc-shaped lidded box with a small hoop on top, a hinge and clasp at the front, and a rosette pattern on the lid. Narrow engraved bands run round the seam and the surface is dark and worn. It is 2.75 inches high and 4 in diameter.

Small and shut, in the manner of a good secret.