Brass Chaand Tara Tray
A tray cut into a chaand-tara — the crescent and star that means home to so many of us, on Eid nights especially. It's made in brass in Lahore, hand-engraved across the face and silver-plated to a soft shine, ten inches across. Bring it out for Eid sweets and chai,...
The Craft
Hand-Hammering
Raised from a flat sheet under thousands of hammer blows, the dimpled surface a record of the making.
Cutwork
Openwork lace pierced clean through the metal by hand with a fine needle.
Engraving / Qalamzani
Cut into the metal line by line with a fine steel chisel, the qalam.
Naqsheen
Floral and geometric patterns chased into the surface freehand by the naqash.
Used in this pieceSand Casting
Molten brass poured into a sand mould packed by hand, then broken open to free the piece.
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Silver, Gold |
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