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

And then there is the great shape

and there are a handful of broken stitches around the edge of the lid--all as documented

and there are a couple of hairline cracks in the wood

with a few minor scratches to the exterior and very light wear to the lacquer around the edges

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

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