Tobacco & Opium Container From Rajasthan - 18th Century Chests This old Indian lassi cup

This old Indian lassi cup is from North India and made from nickel plated brass

and cows and bulls still wander the streets of India to this day

Takhats make perfect coffee tables

A similar example can be found in the Tropenmuseum

This isn't an antique

Tobacco & Opium Container From Rajasthan - 18th Century Chests This old Indian lassi cupThis is an excellent example of a Northern Indian tobacco box dating to the 18th century. These boxes are also called opium boxes. This particular box comes complete with its original iron scraper for accessing the dregs. Opium boxes were owned by wealthy Marwari merchants and caravan traders across Rajasthan. Opium consumption in Rajasthan would have been commonplace amongst wealthier Rajasthanis and these pots would have been used in conjunction