Box
29-64-64
From: India | Bihar
Curatorial Section: Asian
| Native Name | Japi |
| Object Number | 29-64-64 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Indian | Hindu |
| Provenience | India | Bihar |
| Date Made | 18th Century - 19th Century |
| Section | Asian |
| Materials | Brass | Bronze |
| Technique | Cast | Lost Wax Casting | Dhokra | Cire Perdue | Incised |
| Iconography | Peacock |
| Description | Box. Small round bronze box on a pedestal with a peacock in the round standing on the cover. Cast using the cire perdue technique employing wax wires and cut outs. The box is used for storing vermillion to create the tilaka, a religous mark used on the forehead. |
| Height | 7.5 cm |
| Width | 6.4 cm |
| Outside Diameter | 12.7 cm |
| Credit Line | Alexander Scott Expedition to India, 1915-1918 |
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