Bronze Urli from South India - Late 19th Century Planters This antique statue depicts the

This antique statue depicts the boar headed Hindu god Varaha

reminiscent of mihrab niches found in Islamic architecture

or could be used as they were originally intended

combined with the fine hand-carved detailing—floral motifs

Bronze Urli from South India - Late 19th Century Planters This antique statue depicts theThis 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