31st Oct, 2023 14:00

Islamic & Indian Art
 
Lot 117
 

AN ENGRAVED BRASS BETEL NUT CUTTER WITH A HOLY COW
Possibly Central or Southern India, 19th century

AN ENGRAVED BRASS BETEL NUT CUTTER WITH A HOLY COW
Possibly Central or Southern India, 19th century

In the shape of a cow bending forward, with inward-turned horns, a bump on its back, and a curved tail, the body engraved with clusters of four 'beaded eye' auspicious circles, concealing the thick blade to cut arepa nuts (also known as supari or betel nuts), 20.4cm long.

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