Chip Carved Merchant Box From Jaisalmer - 19th Century Material - Reclaimed Wood Similar examples can be found

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Dowry was normally Gold jewellery and Silk saris but sometimes brass cooking pots and other family treasures were exchanged

and interiors alike

emphasising the manuscript-like quality of the piece

where simple forms are enriched with symbolic motifs and finely textured surfaces

Chip Carved Merchant Box From Jaisalmer - 19th Century Material - Reclaimed Wood Similar examples can be foundThis beautifully hand carved 19th century merchant's box originates from Jaisalmer in Rajasthan, a historic trading city that sat at the crossroads of the ancient caravan routes linking India with Central Asia and beyond. Boxes such as this were traditionally used by merchants and traders in bustling bazaars to store cash, account books and valuable documents, while they also played an important role in family life as dowry chests, carrying a young