Container

Museum number:
9-9472a,b
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21099472a@2cb
Accession number:
Acc.2420
Description:
Container with lid for opium; ivory; cylindrical; a) container; ivory with 10 carved character inscription with flowers; height 4 cm. diameter 2.9cm b) lid, diameter 3.6cm.
Donor:
Doe Library (UC Berkeley) and Older University Collections
Collection place:
China
Materials:
Ivory (material)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Containers (receptacles)
Function:
5.5 Stimulants, Narcotics, and Accessories
Accession date:
1968
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Loans:
S1983-1984 #60: Pacific Heritage Museum (July 15, 1984–February 14, 1989)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 3 titled Container, accession number 9-9472a,b, described as Container with lid for opium; ivory; cylindrical; a) container; ivory with 10 carved character inscription with flowers; height 4 cm. diameter 2.9cm b) lid, diameter 3.6cm.Hearst Museum object 2 of 3 titled Container, accession number 9-9472a,b, described as Container with lid for opium; ivory; cylindrical; a) container; ivory with 10 carved character inscription with flowers; height 4 cm. diameter 2.9cm b) lid, diameter 3.6cm.Hearst Museum object 3 of 3 titled Container, accession number 9-9472a,b, described as Container with lid for opium; ivory; cylindrical; a) container; ivory with 10 carved character inscription with flowers; height 4 cm. diameter 2.9cm b) lid, diameter 3.6cm.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Container, accession number 9-9472a,b, described as Container with lid for opium; ivory; cylindrical; a) container; ivory with 10 carved character inscription with flowers; height 4 cm. diameter 2.9cm b) lid, diameter 3.6cm.

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