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Unusual Bust-form Brass Inkwell

Categories Figural - Persons
Type Man's Bust
Material Brass
Manufacturer Undetermined
Origin Undetermined
Date or Era circa 1900
Measuring 4” x 3” x 5 ½” tall

A brass inkwell, late 19th/early 20th century of bust shape, with head to open revealing an ink container, with carrying handle.

 

Do the sharp features of the man with a bald head resemble a pharaoh? A man from outer space? Someone from mythology?

 

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