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LOT 2161
South East Asian Bronze Kohl Pot
19TH CENTURY A.D.
3 3/4 in. (225 grams total, 95 mm high).
The body of squat, lentoid form, four legs alternating with four bulbous cages, cylindrical neck with everted rim, cruciform design incised to lip. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired 1980s-1990s.
From the H.N. collection, Milton Keynes, Bedfordshire, UK.
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