A LARGE BRONZE TEMPLE BOWL OR URLI
SOUTH INDIA, 19TH CENTURY
Estimate: £400 - £600
Auction: 11 June 2025 from 10:00 BST
Description
cast of broad shallow form on four ball feet, the ridged inverted rim with a pair of looped foliate handles, each above a floral stylised motif
Dimensions
18cm high; 49cm diameter
Provenance
Private Scottish collection.
Footnote
For a larger example, formerly in the Stuart Cary Welch Collection, see Sotheby's, Part Two, Arts of India, 31st May 2011, lot 171. In the Sotheby's note, it is suggested that the production of these types of vessels is associated with the Musari community of the Kammalan caste in Kerala.