Indian Lost Wax Cast Bronze Antique Dhorka Box - Two of Two treen And then there is the

And then there is the great shape

There are a couple of small splits in the wood on the top of the box

it would be great filled with flowers or foliage (I think winter greens would look especially nice in this)--or just on its own

I rather think it was the work of its hard-trying original maker

with some minor rusting around the edges

Indian Lost Wax Cast Bronze Antique Dhorka Box - Two of Two treen And then there is theThis is a beautiful and heavy! old Indian cast bronze Dhorka box (the second of two in the shop, and which I purchased together) dating I think to the 19th century, though it really feels quite ancient! Dhorka refers to the traditional method of lost wax casting native the Dhokra Damar tribes of West Bengal. This box shows wonderful detail in the patterning all over and feels like a small piece of architecture. Over time, there has been some