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Sirih box
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Sirih box

anonymous · c. 1700 - c. 1799 · gild; gold (metal); silver (metal)

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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Two sirih boxes. Silver. Batavia (?), c. 1770 - 1790. A quid of sirih (betel) comprises areca nut, gambir and lime wrapped in a betel leaf. Chewing sirih was popular throughout Southeast Asia. Purchased from Stichting Cultuurgeschiedenis Nederlanders Overzee.

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Credit lineSirih box. c. 1700 - c. 1799. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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