Hellical Vav : Scaled Architectural Model ,Bawdi, Vav, Stepped wells of india, Champaner, Stepwells of Gujarat

Hellical Vav : Scaled Architectural Model ,Bawdi, Vav, Stepped wells of india, Champaner, Stepwells of GujaratA vast sheet of water, covered with lotus flowers, amid which thousands of aquatic birds and animals live, at the shores of which bathers washed, surrounded by jungle greenery. Louis Rousselet, 1894. Visually the stepwells have little presence above ground, a low masonry wall or pavilion. These are excavations that often descend down five to seven stories. An encounter with it generates both a sense of surprise and a feeling of utter displacement,

The curves help support to the tail bone

Architectural elements from these memories can be used as a medium to freeze them in time

23mm x 150mm x 23mm

A Stepwell that has had the privilege of being immortalized on the Indian Currency note of Rs

Remnants of centuries old construction is enhanced by the pillared octagonal Chatteris on All four corners

Dimensions : 40mm x 40mm x 35mm (W x D x H)  (single)

multi storey buttresses acting as archways narrow down as the descent deepens

Dimension : 10mm x 13mm x 13mm (W x D x H)

To help visualise the magnificence of this masterpiece

Weight : Brooch - 40g | Fixed Length Necklace - 55g | Adjustable Length Necklace - 57g

Drawing from the serenity found in spaces of stillness

Its numerous steps are reminiscent of an Escher painting with unending staircases