Artifact Provenance & Specifications
Historic 150-year-old portable brass betel leaf and slaked lime capsule (Paan Batua / Chunauti), traditionally carried by traveling elders during journeys in 19th-century India. Features a faceted octagonal barrel densely adorned with micro-incised eyelet stippling, rope borders, and dual-hinged end compartments. Length: 6 inches (15 cm); diameter: 2.5 inches (6 cm). An exceedingly rare, extinct domestic antiquity. Opening reserve ₹6,500.
Authentic 150-year aged olive-brass patina with natural verdigris highlighting the micro-engraved concentric circles. Hinged end-caps, latches, and structural body completely intact. Rare and extinct.
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