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Brass lime box, bowl-shaped, with upper part of lid attached to lower by chain. Decorated with fluted design. The base and upper part are segmented, with a band of semicircles and then a band of flattened beading towards the rim. The knob at the centre of the lid is surrounded by a band of semicircles also. There are traces of lime inside.
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