A WELL-CAST INDIAN BRONZE RITUAL CHALICE, OF SIMPLE AND ELEGANT FORM, THE VESSEL WITH A BROAD, SLIGHTLY FLARED CUPPED BODY RISING FROM A SHORT TAPERING STEM AND CIRCULAR FOOT. THE EXTERIOR IS PLAINLY DECORATED WITH CONCENTRIC INCISED BANDS AROUND THE BODY, WITH A DARK BROWN AND GREENISH PATINA DEVELOPED THROUGH AGE AND USE. THE INTERIOR RETAINS A RICH, VARIEGATED SURFACE CONSISTENT WITH LONGSTANDING HANDLING. THE BALANCED PROPORTIONS AND FUNCTIONAL FORM ARE CHARACTERISTIC OF TRADITIONAL INDIAN BRONZE VESSELS USED IN RITUAL OR CEREMONIAL CONTEXTS