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Xi'an: Reliquary Vessels

CHINA, Shaanxi, Xi'an; Tang dynasty (618–907); Glass; H: 9.3 cm; Xi'an Institute of Cultural Heritage Conservation and Archaeology, Shaanxi, China
This pair of Tang dynasty glass reliquary vessels was excavated from a site near the Dongjiao Qinchuan Factory in Xi'an in 1971.
　 The vessels are 9.3 cm high. Their bodies are cuboid with rounded shoulders and the necks are cylindrical with a thick rim. The bottles are yellow, translucent, and without decoration. The stoppers are missing.

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