A Goanese mother-of-pearl shell

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A Goanese mother-of-pearl shell
carved and pierced in high relief with a scene of Christ and his disciples at the last supper within a floral cartouche flanked by angels above panels of further biblical scenes on a ground of scrolling foliage -- 8½in. (21.6cm) high.
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