Ornately decorated betel nut cutter

Made:
1801-1900 in Nepal
Betel nut cutter, very ornately decorated, brass

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Betel nut cutter, very ornately decorated, brass
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Betel nut cutter, very ornately decorated, brass, probably from Nepal, 1801-1900

Details

Category:
Asian Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A51769
Materials:
brass, steel and complete
Measurements:
overall: 199 mm x 102 mm x 28 mm,
type:
betel-nut cutter
credit:
Robinson, Fisher and Harding