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China, probably Shaanxi or Hunan province

Cocoon-Shaped Flask (Jianxinghu)

Qin or early Western Han dynasty, late 3rd or 2nd century BCE
Buff earthenware with polychrome pigments
26 × 21 cm (10.2 × 8.3 in)

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