Large Bronze Looking Vase

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  1. dgbjwc

    dgbjwc Well-Known Member

    Hello everyone - hope this is right board for posting this item. It's a large vase with a bronze finish (may be all bronze?). It stands about 10 7/8" tall with a 3 3/4" opening. The bottom has me confused - It almost looks like a wax plug. There are also two indentations that look like they might have held small pegs. Any help with explaining/identifying this vase would be much appreciated. Thank you.
    Don

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    dgbjwc, May 12, 2015
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  2. KingofThings

    KingofThings 'Illiteracy is a terrible thing to waist' - MHH

    Funerary urn without its lid??? :(
     
    KingofThings, May 12, 2015
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  3. komokwa

    komokwa The Truth is out there...!

    that bottom doesn't look very bronzy...
     
    komokwa, May 12, 2015
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  4. moontymes

    moontymes Well-Known Member

    I don't know about the plug, but it looks Japanese, Meiji era, late 19th century. It's very nice!
     
    moontymes, May 12, 2015
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  5. moontymes

    moontymes Well-Known Member

    Maybe it was a lamp at one time.
     
    moontymes, May 12, 2015
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  6. Ownedbybear

    Ownedbybear Well-Known Member

    I'm with Meiji too. Nice thing.
     
    Ownedbybear, May 13, 2015
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  7. dgbjwc

    dgbjwc Well-Known Member

    Thanks, everyone! I agree that it may have been a lamp at one time. It would explain the plug holes and the wax piece. It could be the I had no idea it was that old though!
     
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