Antique 19th Century Indian Hindu Copper Sacred Nandi Bull Water Vessel 1800 Drawings & Prints the hinged cover with a

the hinged cover with a sculpted bird finial and there is a corresponding finial to the loop handle

Villanis" to the shoulder

passed through the same family of Russian descent since the early 1900's

A fine & unusally large antique Tibetan gilded iron pen case

The caddy is marked in four places

Antique 19th Century Indian Hindu Copper Sacred Nandi Bull Water Vessel 1800 Drawings & Prints the hinged cover with aSOLD An antique Indian Hindu copper Nandi (bull) lidded and handled water vessel, circa 1800. In the Hindu faith & culture of India the bull is a sacred animal, the term Nandi means "giving joy" or "delight", the Nandi is the scared bull of one of the most important gods, Shiva, the bull is also Shiva's animal form and also his transport. This vessel is finely crafted from copper and has a circular lid and hinged handle, the vessel is modeled as a