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Circular wooden flask with a stopper made of bone. The flask is of undecorated wood with a strong grain. The edge of the flask is covered with scallop-edged copper alloy. There are copper alloy plaques at the top and bottom, around the opening for the stopper and base. The base has a round protrusion of bone and there are bone discs at the centre of the flask. The stopper is small and is carved from bone with a screw thread end.
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