Stunning Double Sided Antique Sanscrit Manuscript Page grand tour veiled lady but I could stare at

but I could stare at it all day

and while not especially fancy

I've seen a few others of these meant to represent bunches of grapes

which turns meerschaum (made from the mineral sepiolite) from white to a rich caramel

I keep scooping up these antique stencil wheels whenever I come across them  as I think they're just fantastic things

Stunning Double Sided Antique Sanscrit Manuscript Page grand tour veiled lady but I could stare atNot really my expertise (what is?!) but I believe this is quite old, (18th c?) I can't read Sanscrit, and don't know the narrative being represented, but I do know it's an exquisite thing, that makes me think I really need to start paying more attention to Indian manuscripts! I've gone back and forth on which side of the double sided page I like better I'm completely smitten with this pair of men in rich red, one with fists up the other looking as if