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Object Number
31-50-60/D3850
Display Title
Ancestral tablet
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Ancestral tablet, carved wood, rectangular base, black characters
Classification
- Special
Department
Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Asia
/
China
/
Szechuan Province
Materials
Wood, Pigment
Dimensions
Overall: 24.5 x 9.2 x 3.2 cm (9 5/8 x 3 5/8 x 1 1/4 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
D/3850 31-50-60
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