Caption

Box with lid. Indian North India. 1st half of the 20th century. Applied art; smoking accessory/casket/box. Decorated on the sides with plant twigs; geometric ornaments. Paste colors: red, orange, black paste pressed into engraved patterns. Height 2.8 cm; width 12.8 cm; depth 9.0 cm., A rectangular ornate box sits on a reflective surface against a pale gray background, showing a metallic appearance with gold and brass tones and areas of reddish-brown patina; the box has decorative engraved patterns along its sides with swirling motifs and border detailing in darker and lighter gold hues, and its top shows a slightly worn, mottled finish with muted brown and grayish areas, the whole object casting a soft reflection on the surface below.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A24_143

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Rights managed

Available size

77.2Mb (1.0Mb) / 20.0in x 15.0in / 6000 x 4500 (300dpi)

Keywords

Box lid Indian North India 1st half 20th century Applied art smoking accessory casket box Decorated sides plant twigs geometric ornaments Paste colors red orange black paste pressed engraved patterns Height 2.8 cm width 12.8 cm depth 9.0 cm rectangular ornate box sits reflective surface pale gray background showing metallic appearance gold brass tones areas reddish-brown patina decorative engraved patterns swirling motifs border detailing darker lighter gold hues top slightly worn mottled finish muted brown grayish areas whole object casting soft reflection surface .