[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) › Pan dan (casket for betel) # Pan dan (casket for betel) This casket was made in the Indian court at Lucknow, probably in the late 18th century, and would have contained pan (pronounced paan). These small pouches are made of edible leaves wrapped round chopped nuts from the piper betel tree, lime and spices and were offered to mark the end of ceremonial audiences. - **Kind:** artefact - **Date:** 1750–1800 CE --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam.im-30-1912](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam.im-30-1912) · Pramāṇa