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Sal wood · hand-carved lattice · 90 × 70 cm
The pierced lattice window of Kathmandu Valley architecture, carved by hand in sal wood. Weeks of chisel work in a single panel.
Only 1 in stock. Handwork cannot be reordered to an identical specification.
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Request a quote for this| Material | Sal wood (Shorea robusta) |
|---|---|
| Technique | Hand-carved, chisel-cut lattice |
| Dimensions | 90 × 70 × 6 cm |
| Weight | 14 kg |
| Unit | piece |
| Made in | Bhaktapur |
| Producer | Bhaktapur carving workshop |
| Item code | AEX-WDC-1101 |
| HS code | 4420.90 Indicative. Final classification is decided by the customs authority at the port of entry — give this to your broker as a starting point, not as a ruling. |
Ankhijhyal means, roughly, "eye window" — a lattice dense enough that you can see out and nobody can see in. They are the defining feature of a Newari street front and they are cut entirely by hand, with short chisels, from solid sal.
Sal is dense, heavy and stable, which is why these things survive earthquakes and centuries. It is also unforgiving to carve, which is why a panel of this size is weeks of work.
We sell it as a wall piece rather than as joinery. It ships crated with an ISPM 15 heat-treatment stamp.
Hand-carved, chisel-cut lattice — Bhaktapur.
Sourced from Bhaktapur carving workshop.
Wood Carving & Furniture — Bhaktapur. See the rest of this category.
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Dust with a brush, not a cloth — cloth catches on the lattice. Oil once a year with boiled linseed if the room is dry.
Retail orders leave Kathmandu within two working days of payment clearing and are tracked throughout. Free over $150.00; a flat $24.00 below that.
Import duty and tax in your own country are not included and are payable by you. We declare goods at their real value.
Thirty days to return anything unused and in its original packaging. Food, tea, spices, honey and cosmetics are not returnable once opened, which is a food-safety position rather than a commercial one.
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