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Category: Bleeding and Cupping
Estimated Date: 1850
Name: Bleeding Bowl

Description: 10.5” circular bowl, 4” deep with floral design. No maker’s mark. Leather thong for hanging with typical cut out for neck opposite the thong. Bowls of this type may have been used for bleeding but were most likely simple barber bowls for shaving.

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