Decorated betel nut cutter

Made:
1801-1900 in Nepal and India
Bronze betel nut cutters with steel blade

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Bronze betel nut cutters with steel blade
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Bronze betel nut cutters with steel blade, decorated with coloured glass discs and beads, ivory inset on handles, zoomorphic finials, surmounted by mirror discs and bead pendants, from Nepal(?), Indian, 1801-1900

Details

Category:
Asian Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A125698
Materials:
bronze, steel, brass, ivory, glass and complete
Measurements:
overall: 213 mm x 125 mm x 30 mm,
type:
betel-nut cutter
credit:
Glendining