Bronze Urli from South India - Late 19th Century Planters valued for both its restrained

valued for both its restrained elegance and beautifully grained timber

Originally fully lacquered with black lacquer

Traditionally

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

combined with the fine hand-carved detailing—floral motifs

Bronze Urli from South India - Late 19th Century Planters valued for both its restrainedThis 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