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Rimsherd of a vessel made of pale grey porcelain, glazed on both sides. While the background is always white, two parallel blue lines emphasize the rim on the inside. The outside is decorated with a floral pattern.
Date
1600 to 1699
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Measurement
height 3.9 centimetres, width 4.7 centimetres
Description
Scope and content : Rimsherd of a vessel made of pale grey porcelain, glazed on both sides. While the background is always white, two parallel blue lines emphasize the rim on the inside. The outside is decorated with a floral pattern.
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DHL.
Stein site number
T.XI.0011
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Chinese Han-dynasty defensive structures (walls, forts, beacon towers etc) runnning north of Dunhuang in the Gobi desert.
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