SMALL CONTAINER WITH GOSE SEAL INDIA 18TH CENTURY
Dimensions: Height 2,5 cm Wide 6 cm Depth 5,5 cm
Weight: 164 grams
An eighteenth-century Indian bronze container with a hinged oval lid, its cover cast in relief with a proud goose or hamsa bird. The creature is shown in a compact decorative composition with a carefully defined body and wings, filling almost the entire surface of the lid.
A small attachment loop complements the vessel's rounded practical form, while brown and green patination enhances the tactile effect of the sculpted motif. The hamsa is an important bird in Indian visual culture, symbolising purity, spiritual discernment and auspiciousness. This charming little bronze box unites a useful personal container with an expressive animal relief, making it an appealing example of Indian decorative metalwork.
Dimensions: Height 2,5 cm Wide 6 cm Depth 5,5 cm
Weight: 164 grams
An eighteenth-century Indian bronze container with a hinged oval lid, its cover cast in relief with a proud goose or hamsa bird. The creature is shown in a compact decorative composition with a carefully defined body and wings, filling almost the entire surface of the lid.
A small attachment loop complements the vessel's rounded practical form, while brown and green patination enhances the tactile effect of the sculpted motif. The hamsa is an important bird in Indian visual culture, symbolising purity, spiritual discernment and auspiciousness. This charming little bronze box unites a useful personal container with an expressive animal relief, making it an appealing example of Indian decorative metalwork.
