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Horn bottle; yu ping = oil bottle, name borrowed from chinese
Horn bottle; yu ping = oil bottle, name borrowed from chinese
Object Number 30-60-60/D3639
Display Title Horn bottle; yu ping = oil bottle, name borrowed from chinese
Descriptions
Inventory Description Bottle, bell shaped, wood base and lid, metal slider on hide thong, incised
Classification
  • Bottle
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Gold Tribe
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Asia / China / Manchuria
Materials Horn, Antler, Wood, Metal, Leather, Pigment
Dimensions Overall: 8.8 x 7.3 x 3.1 cm (3 7/16 x 2 7/8 x 1 1/4 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object D-3639
Provenance
Collector Owen Lattimore (1930)

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