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Silvatta (Grinding stone)
Design Innovation and Craft Resource Centre, CEPT University
Ahmedabad, India
A silvatta is a flat grinding stone used to prepare various types of pastes. It is made in various shapes and sizes from a single piece of stone. Some are plain and some with edge carvings like this one. The surface is dressed with a rough texture to create friction for grinding.
Details
- Title: Silvatta (Grinding stone)
- Location: Kharwa, Ajmer, Rajasthan
- Type: Vastu (Object)
- Contributor: Mansi S Rao, Ben Cartwright and Samrudha Dixit
- Rights: Design Innovation and Craft Resource Centre, CEPT University and South Asian Decorative Arts and Crafts Collection (SADACC) Trust
- Medium: Stone
- Stone Craft Technique: Dressing, Carving, Engraving
- Region: Merwara
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