Brass lime container with chased decoration and a removable lid. The base is a waisted cylinder with bands of decoration at the base, waist and the rim. There is a metal loop on the rim. There is an inset section that extends up, onto which the lid is secured. The container has remnants of pink lime. The lid of the container has a cone at the top that has a metal loop at the tip. The cone and the short cylinder are decorated.
label: yellow with black type
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