Bidri Pandan with Chevrons
c. 1700
Maker Unknown
Indian and Southeast Asian Art
Bidri Pandan with Chevrons, c. 1700. Southwestern India, Deccan, Karnataka, Bidar. Zinc alloy with silver overlay; diameter: 15 cm (5 7/8 in.); height: 10.5 cm (4 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund 2020.206 A pandan is a lidded vessel for serving paan, which has been enjoyed in India for more than two thousand years. Paan is betel or areca nut mixed with lime powder, aromatics such as clove cinnamon, or cardamom, and wrapped in betel leaf. The whole packet is chewed after a meal as a mild stimulant and mouth freshener. The lime powder in paan functioned as an ancient antacid after meals.
- Maker/Artist
- Maker Unknown
- Classification
- Metalwork
- Formatted Medium
- Zinc alloy with silver overlay
- Dimensions
- Diameter: 15 cm (5 7/8 in.); height: 10.5 cm (4 1/8 in.)
- Departments
- Indian and Southeast Asian Art
- Accession Number
- 2020.206
- Credit Line
- Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund
- Exhibitions
- Life and Exploits of Krishna in Indian Paintings (Indian art rotation), <em>Life at court: art for India's rulers, 16th-19th centuries. </em>Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA (November 20, 1985-February 9, 1986).
- Rights Statement
- CC0
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