Caption

Box with a lid; maker, 19th century India; Indian; materials: tin container; applied art; subject/iconography: animals — lions, antelopes, jackals, cranes; trees, plant ornaments, geometric ornaments; decorations; function: vessel; dimensions: height 3.5 cm, diameter 6.5 cm, weight 105.0 g., A small round metal box with a domed lid sits on a reflective surface; the box is silver in color with intricate engraved decoration all around, including a band of floral or foliate motifs near the top and a lower frieze showing a group of rabbits amid grass and plants and a hint of distant hills, all rendered in fine etched lines; the lid also carries dense engraved patterns, and the reflection of the decorated side and base appears faintly beneath the box against a pale gray background with soft even lighting.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A21_092

License type

Rights managed

Available size

53.9Mb (1.6Mb) / 14.5in x 14.5in / 4340 x 4340 (300dpi)

Keywords

Box lid maker 19th century India Indian materials tin container applied art subject iconography animals lions antelopes jackals cranes trees plant ornaments geometric ornaments decorations function vessel dimensions height 3.5 cm diameter 6.5 cm weight 105.0 g small round metal box domed lid sits reflective surface box silver color intricate engraved decoration band floral foliate motifs near top lower frieze showing group rabbits grass plants hint distant hills rendered fine etched lines lid also carries dense patterns reflection decorated side base faintly beneath pale gray background soft even lighting.