Description: A late 19th century Rajasthani Mughal decorative copper lidded betel spice pandan caddy box delicately hammered and intricately hand-chased with geometric Anglo-Indian designs. Consuming betel leaves with several ingredients such as wet lime paste, katechu, areca nut, cloves and even tobacco leaves has been popular in India from the fourth century AD. The box was probably used to store the betel leaf used in the preparation of paan. Lime paste is mixed with grated areca nut and flavourings and the resulting mixture is rolled in the betel leaf to form a small parcel which can then be chewed. As well as being an integral part of Indian hospitality, paan is believed to possess medicinal properties and was also taken as an aphrodisiac. Height (incl handle): 13.5 cm - Diameter: 16.75 cm Please inspect images thoroughly and enlarge, if you have any questions or require more photographs please do not hesitate to ask. Thank you for taking the time to view my eBay listing, to view my wider range of antique and collectables up for sale click here
Price: 82 GBP
Location: Gateshead
End Time: 2024-09-21T15:50:49.000Z
Shipping Cost: 49.55 GBP
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Primary Material: Copper
Antique: Yes
Original/Repro: Antique Original
Product: Box
Region of Origin: Indian
Country of Origin: India
Age: 1850-1899
