[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Physical](https://indike.org/pramana/inp) › [Artefacts](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact) › [Victoria and Albert Museum, London](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam) › Tobacco box # Tobacco box Tobacco box (Heppuva) of copper, decorated externally with matwork of strips of plaited copper and brass; the edges are strengthened with brass. In the form of an oblong octagon, with hinged lid. On the lid is a pattern of squares enclosing crosses and on the sides a band of chevron ornament. - **Kind:** artefact - **Date:** 1700–1799 CE --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam.im-15-1920](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam.im-15-1920) · Pramāṇa