Perfume container (Attardan)

Rajasthan

silver

Fine silver circular tray with a domed perfume container. The outer border of the tray is tray decorated with chased floral and geometric designs enclosing a double band of petal like cusped lobes reminiscent of architectural niches. The central perfume container sits within a chased floral band and  has a hinged onion shaped domed lid with stepped patterns and a knop finial. Perfumes in Mughal India were used not just to scent oneself but also for medicinal purposes, the most common type of perfume was attar of roses.