Description
Inspired by the Ajanta Panel postage stamp, this Rakhi gift set brings together a 24K gold-plated brass paperweight and a handcrafted brass woven rakhi.
The elephant motif celebrates India’s artistic and postal heritage, reimagined as a lasting desk keepsake.
Paired with a rakhi woven in warm threads and brass, it makes a thoughtful Rakshabandhan gift for a brother who appreciates history, craft and objects made to be treasured.
Gift Box Contents:
- Handcrafted Contemporary Brass Rakhi
- 24K Gold-Plated Philately Ajanta Panel Paperweight
- Rakhi dimensions: 1.40 x 3.60 cms
- Paperweight dimensions: 4.80 x 6.20 cms
- Premium Gift Box Packaging
- Gift Box Dimensions: 14.00 x 15.30 cms
- Made in India
The Philately Paperweight: Ajanta Panel is a 24K gold-plated brass paperweight inspired by the 1949 Ajanta Panel definitive postage stamp.
Reimagined in brass, the design carries the intricate artwork of the original stamp into a lasting desk object. Its edges echo the delicate perforations found on postage stamps, giving the piece the familiar character of an actual stamp.
Issued as part of India’s early post-Independence postal series, the Ajanta Panel stamp brought Indian art and heritage into everyday letters, postcards and parcels.
With its gold-plated finish and finely detailed artwork, this paperweight is a small tribute to India’s postal history, made for collectors, writers and lovers of Indian heritage.
A large paperweight in the shape of a vintage postage stamp.
- Qty: 1 pc
- Material: Brass Metal
- Finish: 24K Goldplating
- Top: Ajanta Panel postage stamp design with perforation in metal
- Back: Black foam for safety against abrasion on the table
- Thickness: 6 mm
- Weight: 150 g
- Dimensions: 4.80 x 6.20 cms
- Packaging: Gift box
- One MNH mint original stamp that can be removed and added to your collection
- Perforated edges on the paperweight have a rough finish due to the process being handmade
- Made in India
The Ajanta Panel Stamp, Reimagined in Brass
- A small piece of India’s artistic and postal history
At the heart of this brass paperweight is an image inspired by the Ajanta Panel stamp, one of India’s early post-Independence definitive postage stamps.
Issued in 1949, the stamp was part of India’s first definitive series after Independence, a set created for everyday postal use. Unlike commemorative stamps, which mark a special occasion, definitive stamps were meant to travel widely on ordinary letters, postcards and parcels. In this way, the Ajanta Panel stamp carried Indian art into daily life, moving quietly from hand to hand, letter by letter.
The design draws from the ancient murals and decorative panels of the Ajanta Caves in Maharashtra, among India’s most treasured artistic sites. Known for their Buddhist paintings, sculptural detail and graceful natural forms, the caves represent one of the great achievements of Indian art. The elephant motif on the stamp reflects this world of movement, ornament and storytelling.
This piece is a tribute to India’s artistic inheritance, the beauty of correspondence, and the enduring charm of objects made with care.
A paperweight for the desk. A keepsake for memory. A stamp for stories that have travelled through time.