Bronze Urli from South India - Late 19th Century Planters It is long since had

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

valued for both its restrained elegance and beautifully grained timber

142 x 50 x 121 cms

Originally fully lacquered with black lacquer

Bronze Urli from South India - Late 19th Century Planters It is long since hadThis 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