λ AN IVORY AND BONE-INLAID BURMESE LACQUERED BETEL BOX
Myanmar (Burma), South East Asia, 19th century

Of typical cylindrical shape, on a raised circular base, the interior with a fitting tray, the top of the lid and the base inlaid with ivory and bone tesserae arranged in a diamond-shaped net pattern on the sides and in the shape of lotus petals with a cross in the centre of the lid, 15.3cm diam and 15cm high.

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