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17TH/18TH CENTURY
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**A RHINOCEROS HORN 'LOTUS LEAF' LIBATION CUP
17TH/18TH CENTURY
In the form of a large lotus leaf well carved in high relief and undercut around the sides with another furled leaf and heads of millet, all borne on stems tied with a ribbon to form the handle at one end, with a small snail on the rim and veins carved on the interior, of deep honey color shading to blackish brown
5 1/8 in. (13 cm.) long
17TH/18TH CENTURY
In the form of a large lotus leaf well carved in high relief and undercut around the sides with another furled leaf and heads of millet, all borne on stems tied with a ribbon to form the handle at one end, with a small snail on the rim and veins carved on the interior, of deep honey color shading to blackish brown
5 1/8 in. (13 cm.) long
Provenance
Collection of Paul and Helen Bernat; Christie's, New York, 2 December 1993, lot 9.
Special notice
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