Indian Goli or Doughnut-Form Vessel

Round in the way only a very large thing can be round.

This goli, or doughnut-form vessel, is copper, from India, its age indeterminate. Vessels of this family were hammered up from sheets and joined, and they are generally thought to have stored water or grain. The form is squat and deeply rounded, with a narrow rolled rim. A seam circles the shoulder and another runs vertically down the side. The surface is dark brown, warmed with red where the light falls. Twenty-seven inches high and 47 in diameter.

Moving it is a two-person conversation.