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Horn; carved of ivory; cylindrical horn, thinner at end carved with mouthpiece, wider at bell; carved with lizard and snake near mouthpiece on one side, crosshatched design with fork at either end on opposite side; hole carved near bell end; side blown.

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  • Repository:British Museum