Polished Marble Bi on Iron Stand Options:Polished Marble Bi on Iron Stand - 41 x 11 x 51.5 (wxdxh cms) - C0959V3 such boxes were used in

such boxes were used in Rajasthan

Silver & Bronze from Mughal India 1997 page 284

A box is first sculpted from wax and then coated with clay (usually made from termite hills) which creates the outer mold

88 x 9 x 159 (wxdxh cms)

Though sometimes mistaken for a family crest (mon)

Polished Marble Bi on Iron Stand Options:Polished Marble Bi on Iron Stand - 41 x 11 x 51.5 (wxdxh cms) - C0959V3 such boxes were used inIn ancient times Stone or Marble Bi were considered symbols of good luck. They were found in China as early as the fifth millennium BC. Jade discs were found in tombs of the Hong Shan culture (about 3800 2700 BC), a practice which was continued by later Neolithic cultures. The term bi is applied to wide discs with proportionately small central holes. The discs were placed on or aligned with the body of the deceased. The true significance of these