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LOT 2127
Tibetan Brass Hip Flask
MID 20TH CENTURY A.D.
5 3/4 in. (265 grams, 14.6 cm).
With applied mask design, cabochon studs to the shoulders, screw-thread to stopper. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a Kent, UK, gentleman.
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