A RHINOCEROS HORN LIBATION CUP
17TH/18TH CENTURY
A RHINOCEROS HORN LIBATION CUP 17TH/18TH CENTURY In the form of an open hibiscus, carved around the exterior with further blossoms and buds, all borne on a branch forming the openwork base, and the handle at one end entwined with a chilong , with a single stamen carved in high relief in the centre of the interior below the overlapping petals, the dark horn with some lighter areas 6¼ in. (16 cm.) wide
A RHINOCEROS HORN LIBATION CUP
17TH/18TH CENTURY
A RHINOCEROS HORN LIBATION CUP 17TH/18TH CENTURY In the form of an open hibiscus, carved around the exterior with further blossoms and buds, all borne on a branch forming the openwork base, and the handle at one end entwined with a chilong , with a single stamen carved in high relief in the centre of the interior below the overlapping petals, the dark horn with some lighter areas 6¼ in. (16 cm.) wide
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