{"product_id":"antique-stone-bowl","title":"Rare Antique Museum Quality Carved Stone Bowl from the Swat Valley,Pakistan","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn the beautiful mountains of Swat near the Afghan border I found some amazing hand carved stone bowls.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI had seen the bowls in a local village and due to the language barrier I did not understand they were stone but thought they were fired ceramic.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe next morning I walked out the rustic hut I had slept in to find the man with the bowls sitting outside.He lifted the bowls out of a bucket of water and said “Stone” .. He had learned the English word overnight.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eApparently the bowls had been used to cook food in…charcoal beds were buried and the food steamed in these granite\/basalt bowls that were covered placed on the hot coals under the earth.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI believe this bowl to be hundreds of years old and absolutely unique.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAge:300 years old +\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSize:13” w (widest point includ. handles) w x 11” d x 6 “ t\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCollected personally on my travels \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"EarthHeart\u0026Art","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47017295085855,"sku":"","price":1200.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0721\/7810\/6655\/files\/D3DA2B83-F554-482F-B3A5-ABF7D0CE183D.jpg?v=1697239339","url":"https:\/\/earthheartandart.com\/products\/antique-stone-bowl","provider":"C.Brooks \u0026 Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}