Kerala bronze Vaal Uruli with cast iron handle

Kerala bronze Vaal Uruli with cast iron handle, Vaal Uruli is literally translated as Vaal + Uruli means; Vaal = tail and Uruli = Uruli Vessel, what we see here is a rare metal combo of golden bronze uruli which absorbs and retains heat for quick cooking while the handle is made in cast iron which conducts heat lately to facilitate cooking without burning one’s hand, old collectible in mint condition, heavy cast handmade rare type
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Vaal uruli is mostly mistaken to be a arathy kai or a Sambrani karandy even though it looks like them on close inspection one can note the difference, being Vaal uruli is larger in size, heavier and thick bottomed as it is used in cooking for tempering & also a prasada nivedana vessel means it is used to present offerings to gods, rare versatile vessel from Kerala..
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Dimensions
19 inches long
6 inches wide
2 inches deep
Weight nearly 2 kgs approx