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Image Not Available for Smooth surface grinding stone for making ink (3"x 5")
Smooth surface grinding stone for making ink (3"x 5")
Image Not Available for Smooth surface grinding stone for making ink (3"x 5")
Object Number 41-63-60/7815
Display Title Smooth surface grinding stone for making ink (3"x 5")
Descriptions
Inventory Description Ground stone grinding stone, square and very smooth
Classification
  • Ground Stone
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Han
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Asia / Vietnam / Thanh-Hoa / <County> / <City> / Ngoc-am
Intrasite Tomb 1
Additional Geographic Terms Indochina: Annam, Northern
Materials Stone
Dimensions Overall: 14.7 x 7.9 x 1.1 cm (5 13/16 x 3 1/8 x 7/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 41-63-60/7815; NA I
Provenance
Collector Harvard-Yenching Institute Expedition (Dec. 1938 - Sept. 1940)
Collector Dr. Olov R. Janse (Dec. 1938 - Sept. 1940)
Lender Harvard-Yenching Library (June 13, 1941)

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