[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) › Container # Container This vessel is an example of the skill of the Newar metalworkers of the Kathmandu Valley who were famous for their lost wax casting in bell metal, copper and brass. The bell metal used here was also employed to cast ritual objects such as bells. - **Kind:** artefact - **Date:** 1700–1800 CE --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam.is-17-2009](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam.is-17-2009) · Pramāṇa