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A card case with a lid made from wood and ivory. The sides and the lid are decorated with medallions in the form of stylised lotus flowers. The borders and panels have geometrical shapes made of inlaid pieces of ivory and coloured bone. The lid slides over the end of the box. Label: one handwritten label.
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