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Footed bowl; interior with head of an owl in medium to low relief; used as an ashtray; crude casting.
ashtrays
brass (alloy)
figure- and animal-derived motifs
owl (bird)
Brass
Owl
ASHTRAY
Original to Rundlet-May House (Portsmouth, N.H.),
Unknown
Africa
1.25 (H), 4 (diameter) (inches)
Gift of Ralph May
1971.913
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