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Shape: Animal : Peacock   Material: Bronze
Location: Private (Kristi Doll)
Description: This antique bronze peacock incense burner stands 12 inches tall, and the back of the peacock has a helmet like back that fits perfectly on. It is hand painted and has extrodinary detail
Item # 219   
Origin: India   Shape: Multi-Part : Peacock   Material: Brass
Location: Private (Jo Drake)
Description: The central peacock screws open allowing each of the six surrounding peacock lids to open. Weight: 726 gms. Size: 5" (125 mm) diameter, 3.5" (90 mm) high
Rather be a spice box or kumkum container (kumkum is a red turmeric powder used for making the distinctive Hindu mark on the forehead).
Item # 220   
Origin: India   Shape: Multi-Part : Peacock   Material: Brass
Location: Private (Judith Taylor)
Description: Burner bought in Bombay, India, in 1959. It is made of brass, weighs 560g, stands about 8cm high and and is about 12.5cm across. Each of the five boxes has the shape which I believe to be a stylised form of the mango, rather like a droplet of water with a curl to the tail, and is topped by a stylised peacock-shaped handle. The five feet are also peacocks. The central carrying handle unscrews for easier cleaning, but does not fasten the lids of the boxes as in the case of item #220.
Rather be a spice box or kumkum container (kumkum is a red turmeric powder used for making the distinctive Hindu mark on the forehead).
Item # 439 
http://judithtaylor.blogspot.com
Origin: India   Shape: Multi-Part : Peacock   Material: Brass
Location: Gettysburg College
Description: This object is shaped like a flower; each petal is hinged to the bottom of the container with a small peacock on top used as a handle. There is a larger peacock on top of the container that can be removed, so that each petal can open up to reveal small storage compartments.
Peacocks have particular significance in Hinduism because they are often depicted alongside the Goddess Saraswati.
Rather be a spice box or kumkum container (kumkum is a red turmeric powder used for making the distinctive Hindu mark on the forehead).
Item # 440 
http://gettysburg.cdmhost.com
Shape: Pod : Peacock   Material: Silver
Location: Private (Eric Johnson)
Description: Silver incense burner with peacock handles.
Item # 508   
Origin: Asia   Shape: Urn : Peacock   Material: Brass
Location: Private (Paula)
Description: The burner measures 19 inches in height, detaches in 3 parts and weighs 10.2lbs/4.6kg. The burner is decorated in florals, birds with peacock/phoenix like handles, the lower half is carved with bats and other animal features. The lower tripod section of the burner has been cleaned.
Item # 668   
Origin: Asia   Shape: Animal : Peacock   Material: Bronze
Location: Private (Linda M)
Description: The significance of peacock is attached to cultures of India, Far East, Ancient Persia, Greek and Christian. In Hinduism, the image of the god of thunder, rains and war, Indra, was depicted in the form of a peacock. Peacock is the national bird of India since 1963.
Item # 910   
Origin: India   Shape: Animal : Peacock   Material: Copper
Period: 1940   Location: Private (Joanne)
Description: These items are hand crafted, 4" x 2 1/4". They are very light weight.
Rather be a spice box or kumkum container (kumkum is a red turmeric powder used for making the distinctive Hindu mark on the forehead).
Item # 1015   
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