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Vessel

18th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

The globular, long necked form of this wine vessel together with its decoration of vertical, repeated geometric ornament suggests the influence of North Indian Mughal art of the 18th century.


Object details

Category
Object type
Materials and techniques
Cast bell metal
Brief description
Metal wine vessel, Nepal, 18th century
Physical description
Wine vessel (onti) with a bulbous body resting on a flared base and a long, tapering neck flaring to a wide mouth. The body is a series of vertical panels containing stylised flower motifs. The base is decorated with bands of pearls and leaves. A band of stylised flower motifs encircles the shoulders of the vessel and leaf patterns decorate the neck.
Dimensions
  • Height: 24cm
  • Body diameter: 11.5cm
  • Weight: 1180g
Credit line
Bequeathed by Oppi Untracht
Object history
Formerly in the collection of Oppi Untracht who acquired it in Nepal during the period 1963-67.
Production
Patan, Nepal
Summary
The globular, long necked form of this wine vessel together with its decoration of vertical, repeated geometric ornament suggests the influence of North Indian Mughal art of the 18th century.
Bibliographic reference
Porvoo Museum - Oppi Untracht, Marjatta Parpola, Asko Parpola (eds): Metal Marvels: South Asian Handworks, Porvoo Museum, Finland, 1993, plate 193, page 96
Collection
Accession number
IS.15-2009

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Record createdSeptember 29, 2009
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