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1932.89.246

Egg-shaped object of jade with a hole drilled deeply into it but not through.

1932.89.246

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Collection type
Object
Description
Egg-shaped object of jade with a hole drilled deeply into it but not through.
Geographical reference
China
Asia > Eastern Asia > China
Uighur Autonomous Region of Sinkiang (Xinjiang Province) Yarkand (YARKANT) Kashgar (Kashi)
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1869
Date collected
1869
Acquisition information
Transferred: 1932
Materials and processes
Material Jadeite Stone, Material Nephrite Stone, Process Drilled
Dimensions
Length: max 65 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1932.89.246 Other numbers: ?Shaw collection no. 1490 Other numbers: 100?
Research and responses

Yarkand and Kashgar are in the Uighur Autonomous Region of Sinkiang, northwestern China. [Encyclopædia Britannica Online] [MR 16/8/2001]

See Related Documents File [RDF] for list of objects and letter [front on accession book] dated 28.11.1932 from the Keeper of the Indian Institute to Henry Balfour confirming transfer of these objects to the University Museum. [MR 16/8/2001]

Search terms: Narcotic, Vessel, Ornament, Unidentified Object, Snuff Accessory