Antique Marble Karale. Indian Mortar And Pestle, Hand-hewn. Rajasthan. Vintage

  

This lovely antique Indian karale, or mortar and pestle , would have once been. Central to Indian rural life in Rajasthan back in the day.

And today, no doubt destined to be e. Mployed in the role it has already spent decades performing in. A more contemporary 21st century kitchen environment. Both the mortar and pestle have been hewn out of a single piece of Makrana marble, the very same building material used in the construction of the. In Agra, commissioned by the Mughal. Emperor Shah Jahan in 1632. The mortar itself sitting on a hand-carved foot , displaying. Oddly enough, we often source them mortars without pestles, probably because these are both heavy and substantial , and difficult to mislay. This is a rare chance to get an original matching set. We have recently sourced several antique marble and granite karales, each with a distinctly original feel and finish. Mystical place that is India. This listing is for one marble karale, or mortar and pestle.

AS SHOWN IN IMAGES 1 TO 9. Three further examples are shown in the last three images. FEATURED SPICES FOR DISPLAY PURPOSES ONLY, AND NOT INCLUDED.

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The item "ANTIQUE MARBLE KARALE. INDIAN MORTAR AND PESTLE, HAND-HEWN.

VINTAGE" is in sale since Tuesday, July 7, 2020. This item is in the category "Antiques\Asian/Oriental Antiques\Indian". The seller is "lacewing-interiors" and is located in Hampton. This item can be shipped to United Kingdom, Antigua and barbuda, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Australia, United States, Bahrain, Canada, Japan, New Zealand, Israel, Hong Kong, Norway, Indonesia, Malaysia, Mexico, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, Bangladesh, Belize, Bermuda, Bolivia, Barbados, Brunei darussalam, Dominica, Ecuador, Egypt, Guernsey, Gibraltar, Guadeloupe, Grenada, French guiana, Iceland, Jersey, Jordan, Cambodia, Saint kitts and nevis, Saint lucia, Liechtenstein, Sri lanka, Macao, Monaco, Maldives, Montserrat, Martinique, Nicaragua, Oman, Pakistan, Peru, Paraguay, Reunion, Turks and caicos islands, Aruba, Saudi arabia, South africa, United arab emirates, Ukraine, Chile, Bahamas, Colombia, Costa rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Jamaica, Kuwait, Panama, Philippines, Qatar, Trinidad and tobago, Uruguay, Viet nam.

1. Region of Origin: Indian
2. Product: ANTIQUE INDIAN MARBLE KARALE.
3. Age: 1850-1899
4. Primary Material: MARBLE
5. Original/Repro: Original