Ganga Jumna Ravitra Pani Lota From Haryana - 19th Century Style - Ginger Jar '' 'good work

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This particular piece has beautifully carved flanges with floral motifs often used by northern nomads

88 x 30 x 135 (wxdxh cms)

48 x 18 x 15 (wxdxh cms)

Dimensions: W28 x D17

Ganga Jumna Ravitra Pani Lota From Haryana - 19th Century Style - Ginger Jar '' 'good workThis old Indian pot is known colloquially as a ravitra pani or lota and is from Haryana in Northern India. This style of work merges brass and copper in a technique known as ganga jumna. Ganga Jumna holy water vessels were, and continue to be used in puja ceremonies. The term Ganga Jumna refers to the confluence of the river Ganges and river Jamuna which is symbolised here by the merging of copper and brass, the two metals used. This holy water pot