Hand Engraved Brass Om, 250 g

Name: Hand Engraved Brass Om, 250 g
Brand: PEETAL PARAMPARA
SKU: PP-BR-VAS-OMS-179
Price: 1099.0 INR
Availability: InStock

A flat brass om, engraved over every face with fine leaf and hatch strokes.

Rs. 1,099.00

Rs. 1,099.00 Rs. 1,299.00

Price includes GST.

Weight: 250g

Material: Brass, unlacquered
Finish: Polished, engraved over the faces
Use: Hung on a wall or set on a mandir shelf as a vaastu piece
In the box: 1 brass om

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Estimated, not a guarantee. Dispatched from Guwahati, Monday to Saturday.

Each piece is shaped and finished by hand, so small differences in weight, size, finish and surface marking are normal and no two are identical. Colour on screen can differ from the metal in daylight. Handmade in India.

The whole surface is worked. Fern-like strokes fill the broad curves, finer hatching fills the narrow ones, and the cut edges are left plain so the shape stays readable from across a room. A small opening is cut through the upper arm, the only hole anywhere in the piece.

Technique

Hand Engraved

What is it?

Om is the syllable set at the head of a text and kept as a cut or cast form on a wall, a mandir shelf or a desk. We describe the practice; we make no claim about outcomes.

Also known as an aum, omkar, om symbol, om wall decor or pital om.

What is in the box?

1 brass om

How do I look after it?

Wash by hand with a mild dishwashing liquid and a soft sponge. Dry fully with a cloth before putting it away — water left standing is what causes spotting.
Brass darkens. It reacts with air and with the oils on your hands, and a piece in daily use will dull within weeks. That is the metal telling you it is not plated.
To bring the shine back: a paste of lemon juice and salt, or tamarind pulp, or a proprietary brass cleaner. Rub, rinse, dry. Two minutes.
Do not use steel wool, scouring pads or bleach.
Not dishwasher safe. Not microwave safe.
If you would rather it stayed dark, leave it alone — a settled patina protects the surface.

How was it made?

Hand Engraved

Handmade in India

Every piece finished by hand

Solid metal

No plating, nothing to chip

Weighed and listed

In grams, on almost every page

Tin lining stated

Where a vessel is lined, we say so

Questions about this piece

Is the brass solid or plated?

Solid, cut from thick metal rather than pressed out of sheet. The section is deep enough to see at the edges in the photograph, and 250 g on a kitchen scale says the same thing.

Will it look exactly like the photograph?

The form will. The engraving will not, because every stroke is cut by hand, so the strokes fall at different angles and no two faces are filled in quite the same way.

Where should it be placed?

An om is usually kept above eye level on a wall, on the mandir shelf, or on a desk where it faces the room. Households differ on this and we would not tell you your practice.

Is it solid or hollow?

Solid through the whole section, with no hollow back and no filler. It will stand leaning against a wall as it does in the photograph, and it will also take a hook through the opening at the top.