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On display at V&A South Kensington
The Himalayas and South-East Asia, Room 47a

Water Pot

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

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

Categories
Object type
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.
Dimensions
  • Height: 15cm
  • Width: 12.6cm
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.
Collection
Accession number
IS.32-2009

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Record createdOctober 7, 2009
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