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Posted by lennart on August 18, 2011 at 11:45am

Lalique made this Hindu holy cow for the Rotterdam Llloyd. It was a gift for the passengers crossing from Rotterdam to Dehli. The original stone carved piece (14th century) is in the Leyde Museum of Volkenkunde.

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