17TH CENTURY
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A CARVED RHINOCEROS HORN LIBATION CUP
17th century
The interior carved as a magnolia blossom with five overlapping petals, the exterior with large toothed leaves and flowerbuds issuing from a gnarled branch in high relief, the colour graded from a deep coffee-brown at the base to a warm amber tone at the mouth, minor age cracks and nicks to rim
5¾in. (14.5cm.) wide
17th century
The interior carved as a magnolia blossom with five overlapping petals, the exterior with large toothed leaves and flowerbuds issuing from a gnarled branch in high relief, the colour graded from a deep coffee-brown at the base to a warm amber tone at the mouth, minor age cracks and nicks to rim
5¾in. (14.5cm.) wide