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Object Number
37-131-60/2975
Display Title
Human skull cup (bone)
Descriptions
Object Description
Very old and deep skull cup: Human skull cup (bone)
Inventory Description
Cup, worked half of human cranium
Classification
- Shaft, modified
- Cup
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Tibetan
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Asia
/
Tibet
Materials
Bone
Dimensions
Overall: 9.8 x 18 x 13.5 cm (3 7/8 x 7 1/16 x 5 5/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
37-131-60/2975
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Media Restricted
| 33-71-60/367 | Human skull cup - used for drinking water |
Cup
Shaft, modified |
Tibet
| |
|
Media Restricted
| 37-131-60/2974 | Skull cup |
Shaft, modified
Cup |
Tibet
| |
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for Cup, human skull
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Mexico
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| 973-42-50/11700 | Drinking cup; treated and etched; atypical of this area, shows influence of Shoa |
Cup
|
Northern Wallega
| |
| 17-41-50/B1889 | Carved cup in shape of human head |
Cup
|
Congo
| |
| 27-22-60/E3323.1 | Cup with polychrome scenes of human and animal figures |
Cup
|
Japan
| |
| 11-60-10/83982 | Wood dish or drinking cup. Human figures decorate dish. 14.5x13.5x13 cm. |
Cup
|
Oregon
| |
| 17-41-50/B1887 | Cup - carved human head |
Cup
|
Zaire
| |
| 34-28-50/219 | Ox cup - old |
Cup
|
Abyssinia
| |
| 17-41-50/B1888 | Cup - carved human figure |
Cup
|
Zaire
| |
| 17-41-50/B1601 | Cup supported by human figure |
Cup
|
Zaire?
| |
| 98-18-10/52023 | Bone cup |
Cup
|
Nome Census Area
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