Bronze Urli from South India - Late 19th Century Planters 142 x 50 x 121

142 x 50 x 121 cms

reminiscent of mihrab niches found in Islamic architecture

It is long since had its legs cut down for a coffee table

This antique statue depicts the boar headed Hindu god Varaha

The upper section with an arrangement of 2 long and 2 small drawers

Bronze Urli from South India - Late 19th Century Planters 142 x 50 x 121This Indian 19th century cauldron is called an urli ( ). Urli's are cooking vessels used as cauldrons for food preparation in Kerala, South India. Also called uruli or charakku, these cauldrons were used in both Tamil & Malayali homes and could hold vast amounts of food. They were placed directly on the fire and wooden poles were inserted through the loop handles at each side to carry them. Traditionally they were always made from bronze, or bell