Brass Chapati Box From Bombay - Ca 1920 Nandi Bulls Later repairs may be present

Later repairs may be present

70 x 70 x 28 (wxdxh cms)

45 x 10 x 10 (wxdxh cms)

(Tibetan monk)

This has the original painting

Brass Chapati Box From Bombay - Ca 1920 Nandi Bulls Later repairs may be presentThis antique brass chapati box dates to around 1920 and would once have been used in Rajasthan for storing and transporting chapati (wheat flatbread) and naan. Circular in form with a hinged clasp fastening, it reflects the traditional style of Indian lunch boxes that were both practical and enduring. Unlike the more elaborately engraved examples, this chapati box is plainer in design, its charm lying in the simplicity of its form, the bold loop