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LOT 2138
Laos Bronze Cow Bell
19TH CENTURY A.D.
5 3/4 in. (339 grams, 14.5 cm).
Tubular in form with segmented bands to the neck, split at the lower end; cord securing the wooden clapper. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired in Laos in 2005.
Property of a Kent lady collector.
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