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<p>[QUOTE="Any Jewelry, post: 9788948, member: 2844"]That is the 'Puranakumbha' motif, a symbol of prosperity and fertility. It is seen throughout the Subcontinent. I think your box is northern, maybe even Pakistani, but I could be wrong.</p><p><br /></p><p>The dark colour is often a natural resin mixed with 'stuff'.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Any Jewelry, post: 9788948, member: 2844"]That is the 'Puranakumbha' motif, a symbol of prosperity and fertility. It is seen throughout the Subcontinent. I think your box is northern, maybe even Pakistani, but I could be wrong. The dark colour is often a natural resin mixed with 'stuff'.[/QUOTE]
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