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Coconut shell ladle, silver lined, for ladling mare's milk+
Coconut shell ladle, silver lined, for ladling mare's milk+
Object Number 33-76-60/305
Display Title Coconut shell ladle, silver lined, for ladling mare's milk+
Descriptions
Inventory Description Ladle, silver lined half shell, carved outer surface, small stamp linked by chai
Classification
  • Ladle
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Asia / Mongolia
Materials Silver
Dimensions Overall: 19.3 x 9.1 x 2.6 cm (7 5/8 x 3 9/16 x 1 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 33-76-60/305
Provenance
Collector Owen Lattimore (1929-1933)

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