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**A SMALL WELL-CARVED RHINOCEROS HORN CUP
17TH/18TH CENTURY
The sides carved in thread-relief with a band of archaistic bird scroll interrupted at one end by a tangle of chilong which form the handle as they scramble toward or away from the petal-carved rim, raised on an oval foot with spreading rim, the horn shading from reddish-honey to deep honey tone (some chips and losses)
4¾in. (12cm.) long, wood stand
17TH/18TH CENTURY
The sides carved in thread-relief with a band of archaistic bird scroll interrupted at one end by a tangle of chilong which form the handle as they scramble toward or away from the petal-carved rim, raised on an oval foot with spreading rim, the horn shading from reddish-honey to deep honey tone (some chips and losses)
4¾in. (12cm.) long, wood stand