AN ENGRAVED BRONZE BETEL NUT CUTTER, 19th CENTURY

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起拍价 EUR50.00

拍卖时间：2026-08-05 19:00

拍卖行： Galerie Zacke

专场： 夏季定时拍卖

拍品描述

AN ENGRAVED BRONZE BETEL NUT CUTTER, 19th CENTURY India. Cast in a functional, elongated form with a slightly curved blade set between two parallel handles. Incised with delicate ornamental decoration, and the handles terminate in stacked, compressed knops. Dimensions: Length 14.5 cm The betel nut is actually a berry (the fruit of the areca palm) that, especially in its dried form, was and is today widely chewed throughout Asia for its narcotic effect. A special type of scissors was developed to cut the dried berry.

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