betel-cutter
- Museum number
- 2015,6054.22
- Description
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Betel nut-cutter made of brass in the shape of a peacock (?). With a steel cutter and decorated with punched concentric motifs and with iron nails.
- Production date
- 1880s-1890s
- Dimensions
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Length: 16 centimetres
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Width: 9 centimetres
- Curator's comments
- Compare this object with As1895,-.128 (EAS6520) found in Kandy, Sri Lanka in the collection.
- Location
- Not on display
- Acquisition date
- 2015
- Acquisition notes
- Bequethed as part of a collection of objects from Middle East dating from the 1930s-2005.
- Department
- Middle East
- Registration number
- 2015,6054.22
