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Beautiful betel cutter, which probably belonged to a Maharaja. It is decorated with a parrot, whose head, upper wing, and handles are in ivory. The neck and the body of the parrot are in brass. The tips of the wings are elaborate with openwork, the finials have small festoons. The blade and part of the lower handle are in iron. There is an engraved rectangular ring on the lower part of the handle which can be used as a small hook.


Description : Ivory, brass, iron
Decoration : Bird, parrot
Size : 298 mm
Subject : Animal
Origin : India, Rajastan

 

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