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Betel nut cracker
Betel nut cracker

Betel nut cracker

Date10th century
Object number62.121
Provenance[A. Vecht, Amsterdam]; purchased from gallery by Seattle Art Museum (Eugene Fuller Memorial Collection), July 5, 1962
Credit LineEugene Fuller Memorial Collection
Dimensions4 5/8 in. (11.75 cm) Overall h.: 7 in. Overall w.: 4 1/2 in. Overall diam.: 5/8 in.
MediumBronze
Indian
19th century?
Object number: 57.156
Chinese
5th- 3rd century B.C.
Object number: 44.13.1
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5th - 3rd century B.C.
Object number: 44.13.2
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Japanese
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