1950.125.53.A: Hand Cup in the Form of a Chimera with a Book on its Back, the Chimera Emerging from Waves
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Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 1950.125.53.A
- Title
- Hand Cup in the Form of a Chimera with a Book on its Back, the Chimera Emerging from Waves
- Classification
- Vessels
- Work Type
- vessel
- Date
- 16th century
- Places
- Creation Place: East Asia, China
- Period
- Ming dynasty, 1368-1644
- Culture
- Chinese
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/203689
Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- Carved rhinoceros horn with inlays of turquoise
- Dimensions
- cup max.: H. 4.7 × W. 11.6 × D. 7.7 cm (1 7/8 × 4 9/16 × 3 1/16 in.)
Acquisition and Rights
- Credit Line
- Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Mrs. Nicholas Brown
- Accession Year
- 1950
- Object Number
- 1950.125.53.A
- Division
- Asian and Mediterranean Art
- Contact
- am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
- Permissions
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