vegetable cutter (cutter (food processing & storage))

Vegetable cutter made of copper alloy. The cutter is "horse" shaped, with a long neck that curves around at the top and has a flower on both sides of the head and a ring with pendants through a small hole at the tip of the head. The body is flat and decorated with flowers and fish. There are two front legs with shaped feet and a back foot.

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