This is a small urn with a wide rim. The rim has a raised rope pattern. The urn body narrows near the middle, with the middle portion bulges out in a narrow ring. Below the ring is a tapered base, wider at the bottom. The bottom of the urn has series of concentric rings with etched text in the center that reads "Empire/ STERLING/ WEIGHTED/ ;

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Size: 8688px × 5792px
Photo credit: © Heritage Images / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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