Water Pot
18th century (made)
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Both the beauty of this vessel and its careful execution are a demonstration of the great skill of the Newar metalworkers of the Kathmandu Valley bothg in terms of artistic design and casting technique.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Cast bell metal |
| Brief description | A cast bell metal water pot, Nepal, 18th century |
| Physical description | A cast bell metal water pot of globular shape with symmetrical decoration of two rows of lobed, lotus petal forms whose tips meet at a central horizontal line. The neck encircled with a a narrow rope design and with an expanded rim. |
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| Credit line | Bequeathed by Oppi Untracht |
| Object history | Formerly in the collection of Oppi Untracht and acquired by him in Nepal during the period 1963-67. |
| Summary | Both the beauty of this vessel and its careful execution are a demonstration of the great skill of the Newar metalworkers of the Kathmandu Valley bothg in terms of artistic design and casting technique. |
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| Accession number | IS.32-2009 |
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| Record created | October 7, 2009 |
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