Rare Lao wax ball container

LAO-60
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Item No. LAO-60
Description Rare Lao wax ball container combining blackened copper and silver, used for storing perfumed wax applied after betel chewing. The domed, tiered lid features finely molded ornament, contrasting with the smooth dark body. Compact yet culturally specific, it reflects intimate personal ritual within nineteenth-century Southeast Asian betel traditions and daily life.
Material Silver and black copper
Origin Laos
Circa Late 1800
Dimensions 5H x 4.5D cm
Provenance Bai Win Collection

21,000NT$

  • USD: 659US$

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