Crescent moon-shaped brass cutwork dish that casts patterned shadows, made in Lahore

Brass Cutwork Moon Dish

$89.00

The same crescent that opens Ramzan, brought to the table in brass — and lit from the inside, throwing its pattern in light across the cloth. It's cut by hand in brass in Lahore, the open work throwing shadows as much as it holds light. Made for the Ramzan table...

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.

Used in this piece

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.

Sand Casting

Molten brass poured into a sand mould packed by hand, then broken open to free the piece.

Color: Choose an option

Copper Floral
Silver Honeycomb
Gold Honeycomb
Silver GeoFlora
Gold GeoFlora
Silver Circular Bloom
Additional Information
Color

Copper Floral, Silver Honeycomb, Gold Honeycomb, Silver GeoFlora, Gold GeoFlora, Silver Circular Bloom