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"Inkstone" in the Form of a Double-Headed Turtle

Han dynasty (206 B.C.–221 A.D.) or six dynasties period (220–589) , c. 3rd–5th century A.D.
Earthenware with molded and incised decoration
3 × 6 cm (1.2 × 2.4 in)

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