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Object Number 35-36-60/2013
Display Title Sample of red ochre used in coloring pots
Descriptions
Inventory Description Raw ochre, red
Classification
  • Pigment
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Western Lao?
  • Laotian Thai?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Asia / Thailand
Additional Geographic Terms Siam, North: Chiengmai
Materials Red ochre
Dimensions Overall: 3.9 x 2.2 x 2.8 cm (1 9/16 x 7/8 x 1 1/8 in.)
Quantity 1

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