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Jade Cup with Bronze Frame

Unknown ca.205 B.C. - 24 A.D.

Museum of the Western Han Dynasty Mausoleum of the Nanyue King
Guangzhou, China

This is a jade inlaid bronze cup used for drinking wine. Nine greenish jades are embedded in a bronze frame. A lacquered lid is match with the cup. The black paint on the lid is mostly decayed.

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