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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Any Jewelry, post: 373972, member: 2844&quot;]I certainly will, although due to my health I have been an armchair traveler over the last years. But you never know.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>A hefty pot. Yes, it is inlaid, as far as I can see bone inlay. The bird is a peacock, the star is a flower. The style is Indian-Pakistani. You could say a bit of Indo-Persian influence, although the shape and designs are purely local.</p><p>I&#039;d say probably Northwestern India or neighbouring regions of Pakistan.</p><p>Here is something on wood inlay from Hoshiarpur, Punjab, more fanciful, but you get an idea:</p><p><a href="https://theculturetrip.com/asia/india/articles/stunning-wood-art-from-hoshiarpur-in-punjab/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://theculturetrip.com/asia/india/articles/stunning-wood-art-from-hoshiarpur-in-punjab/" rel="nofollow">https://theculturetrip.com/asia/india/articles/stunning-wood-art-from-hoshiarpur-in-punjab/</a></p><p>There is mention of farmers starting this work 300 yrs ago, which is interesting when you think of the utilitarian purpose of the pot. It is not that old though, but it does have age.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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