Stone Lamp Niche From Gujarat - 19th Century Desks Dhokra is a brass or

Dhokra is a brass or bronze casting made using the lost wax technique

These ginger jars are hand painted by skilled artists using traditional techniques learned from their families and passed down through generations

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this 19th-century three-way lamp niche once flanked a doorway in the desert city’s celebrated havelis

Stone Lamp Niche From Gujarat - 19th Century Desks Dhokra is a brass orThis antique carved stone lamp niche (locally known as an alla) is from Gujarat. Hand carved from local stone they were normally used beside doorways with oil lamps or candles. But even without candles they look very decorative on a wall or to light a garden pathway at night. They can also be built into a wall.