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Ewer in the form of an ostrich and basin
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Silver partially gilded
Rights: Public Domain
European Sculpture and Decorative Arts, Metropolitan Museum of Art New York NY, Purchase Anna-Maria and Stephen Kellen Acquisitions Fund in honor of Anna-Maria Kellen 2014
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