Water dropper in the form of a rhinoceros
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This bronze figure of a single-horned rhinoceros sits on four flexed legs with its head slightly raised. Its body is clad in thick hide with heavy folds and decorated with fine honey-comb patterns. Designed as a water dropper, the animal has a compact and hollow body, with a circular opening on its back to add water and a small aperture in its mouth to dispense it, a few drops at a time. The entire piece is covered with a naturally formed brownish patina that bears no trace of being buried underground.
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