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# Box

Compartmented circular box. The six compartments heart-shaped, and with lids whose handles are small peacocks. All the lids are held in place by a larger central peacock which screws into a socket. The feet decorated with winged masks. Used for either cosmetic or pūjā powders. Made of cast and beaten brass.

- **Kind:** artefact
- **Date:** 1700–1899 CE

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Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.bm.1921-1025-18](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.bm.1921-1025-18) · Pramāṇa
