KOHL POTS

VANDOO · 16th January 2015, 06:14 AM

HERE IS A INTERESTING BONE KOHL POT SAID TO BE 19TH. CENTURY MEDITERRANEAN. IT IS CARVED AS A CICADA WHICH REPRESENTS REBIRTH IN SOME SOCIETY'S.

kahnjar1 · 3rd April 2015, 05:17 AM

Hi Barry,
Nice and very unusual pot. Sorry for not replying sooner.
Have recently picked up these two, popularly called SURMADANI pots and still made I believe. These two are older and are much better finished than the modern made ones I have seen. Also none of the "modern" pots I have seen have any script at the centre of the wand.
Both are brass but one is silver/nickel plated. The script at the centre of each "wand" is (I think) URDU so I must assume that they come from northern India/Pakistan regions. If anyone can translate the script I would be grateful.
Pot height without the wand is 3" (75mm approx.)
Stu

16th January 2015, 06:14 AM	#1
VANDOO (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: OKLAHOMA, USA Posts: 3,138	HERE IS A INTERESTING BONE KOHL POT SAID TO BE 19TH. CENTURY MEDITERRANEAN. IT IS CARVED AS A CICADA WHICH REPRESENTS REBIRTH IN SOME SOCIETY'S. Attached Images

3rd April 2015, 05:17 AM	#2
kahnjar1 Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: CHRISTCHURCH NEW ZEALAND Posts: 2,818	Hi Barry, Nice and very unusual pot. Sorry for not replying sooner. Have recently picked up these two, popularly called SURMADANI pots and still made I believe. These two are older and are much better finished than the modern made ones I have seen. Also none of the "modern" pots I have seen have any script at the centre of the wand. Both are brass but one is silver/nickel plated. The script at the centre of each "wand" is (I think) URDU so I must assume that they come from northern India/Pakistan regions. If anyone can translate the script I would be grateful. Pot height without the wand is 3" (75mm approx.) Stu Attached Images Last edited by kahnjar1; 3rd April 2015 at 07:47 AM.