Indian Vessel / Planter with Ring Handles
Product ID: A0201-019
$2,495.00
About this piece
A hammered copper cauldron with ear rings, built to be carried and later to be admired.
Indian coppersmiths made this vessel in copper in the 19th century. Large copper vessels with ring handles were commonly used for carrying and storing water or food, and many are now repurposed as planters. The body bulges below a ridged band, narrowing to a wide mouth with a rolled rim. Two iron rings hang from small loops at the shoulders, rusting to a deep red. The exterior has darkened to brown with soft hammer marks, and the inside shows a pale tin-like lining.
About 12 inches high and 17 across. Fill it with ferns, or with firewood. It has seen worse.
