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Bronze lantaka cannon, Dutch/Indonesian, early 1800s.

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Bronze lantaka cannon, Dutch/Indonesian, early 1800s.
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Bronze lantaka cannon, Dutch/Indonesian, early 1800s. 44 lb, 37" long. A typical lantaka in shape and size but with highly embellished top (mostly crosses and flowers inside raised panels), the 8-pointed 4" muzzle with looped sight on top (1" bore), simple yoke capped onto trunnions, raised touch-hole with posts on sides, typical 5" tubular cascabel (wooden tiller missing), all strikingly patinated and even somewhat encrusted around details. Pedigreed to the Bonhams (San Francisco) auction of November 20, 2007, lot #3313.

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