Copper Ewers, Formerly Tinned And Chiseled, Deccan, India, Late 18th-early 19th Century

Large and heavy old ball ewer decorated on all sides in copper initially tinned.
Originating from India, more particularly from the Deccan region, from the late 18th century, early 19th century.
Gilded bronze handle in S shape The top of the neck is festooned with nineteen small "gadrons".
Fourteen petals or festoons adorn the top of the round body, each chiseled, with a character, a bird, or an animal posed in flowers.
Large and beautiful floral friezes cover the circumference of the body.
The object has a beautiful patina.
A slight depression on one side. The pouring board, straight, with a phallic consonance, is swollen at its end.
Dimensions: Height: 31 cm, width: 26 cm, diameter: 19 cm, weight: 2095 grs
## The Deccan or Dekkan most often refers to a vast plateau in India.
It extends over most of central and southern India.
At the beginning of the 15th century, there was an affirmation of Islamic influence.
Between the middle of the 14th and the beginning of the 17th century, an Indo-Muslim architectural style called the Deccan style developed.
Similarly, between the 16th and 18th centuries, a style of miniatures called Dekkanî flourished in the Deccan Sultanates.
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