λ A MAKARA-SHAPED BUFFALO HORN POWDER FLASK
Mughal India, 18th century

Of natural sinuous shape, the terminals made of ivory, the head shaped as a makara, an Indian mythical aquatic creature, and the eyes inlaid with ebony, the ivory stopper attached to a double silver chainlet linked to a silver hoop on the back of the makara, 27.4cm long.

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