Bronze Urli From South India - Late 19th Century Screens They were exported to India

They were exported to India as lighting for large homes and to adorn the beautiful palaces during the 19th century

This early 20th century brass supari box is from the Indonesian Archipelago and would have been used for storing betel nut supari

30 x 30 x 52 cms

105 x 8 x 189 (w x d x h cms)

In Chinese culture

Bronze Urli From South India - Late 19th Century Screens They were exported to IndiaThis bronze Indian cauldron from South India is called an Urli and it dates to the late 19th century. Urli's ( ) are cooking vessels used as cauldrons for food preparation in Kerala, South India. Also called uruli or charakku, these cauldrons were used in both Tamil & Malayali homes and could hold vast amounts of food. They were placed directly on the fire and wooden poles were inserted through the loop handles at each side to carry them.