Antique Hand-Carved Solid Wood & Lacquer Spice Bowl quality

Antique Hand-Carved Solid Wood & Lacquer Spice Bowl qualityThe Swat valley in N. W. Pakistan near the Afghan border is the gateway to Central Asia and the Himalayas. The thick Alpine forests offered a very rare and sought after commodity in Asia hardwood. Buildings, doors and furniture were all carved from solid wood. Utilitarian objects including plates, bowls, spoons and containers were all carved from dense wood. The carvers of the Swat Valley and Kashmir and the wood carving culture is world famous. This

Tye natural indentations on the surface of the stool and on the lip of the rim show the carver made this for his own use

An incredible amount of time and skill went into making this well-pot which is much larger and heavier than most I have ever seen

Size:13” w x 12” d x 14” t

crawling to escape his foster mother Yasodha

It first appeared in Rome in the 16th century

As such examples such as these are besides being unusual they are also rare

I could not recommend it more as a rug experience

This highly complex design pool offers the epitome of both unique stylized geometric patterns along with pictorial feathered arrows and eight pointed stars

Normally the container is mounted on a round base

The wheel itself has an attached and weighted wheel to help steady its spin

Title: "Other Side of Mars"

we are exactly the same age