Rhinoceros horn cup

Made:: China

maker:: Unknown

Rhinoceros horn cup, carved in relief on outside
Science Museum Group Collection
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Rhinoceros horn cup, carved in relief on outside, complete with carved wooden stand, Chinese

Details

Category:: Asian Medicine

Collection:: Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection

Object Number:: A642495

Materials:: rhinoceros horn and wood

Measurements:: overall: 113 mm
cup: 74 mm x 167 mm x 96 mm,

type:: horn cup

credit:: Glendining

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