Old Indian Carved Parath Bowl Buddha Dimensions:

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English Coalbrookdale cast iron which was shipped to India in the 19th century as ballast on returning ships

Sculpted from a single block of teak

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Old Indian Carved Parath Bowl Buddha Dimensions:Paraths were used in India as mixing bowls for making chapatti and paratha bread. Bowls like this are found all over India. The best wooden parath bowls like this one are carved from a single piece of timber. This bowl is made from teak wood and is from Rajasthan. It is over 100 years old and covered with a rich patina from years of use. Lovely quality bowls like this are now less and less commonly found as many are broken or stripped of their patina.