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Group of three brass double-ended brass spoons
Group of three brass double-ended brass spoons
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1194
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Group of three brass double-ended brass spoons
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Group of three brass double-ended brass spoons
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BATEA : 1193
Simple name
brass spoons
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metal; brass; spoons
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Each spoon has a vajra design in the centre of the shaft, at the centre of this motif is a small piece of inlaid turquoise. In the first and second spoons the larger spoons are more circular in shape while the smaller spoon has a protruding tip and are more oval. Lines have been hammered down the central axis of both spoons and in an oval shape around this line, forming a leaf-shaped pattern. The third spoon is slightly smaller and the inlaid turquoise is raised and mounted. The smaller spoon has been hammered into the shape of a 'three jewels' Buddhist motif.
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Brass with turquoise inlay
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Fair
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Description length
spoon 1: 13.1 cm, spoon 2: 12.8 cm, spoon 3: 11.5cm
Description height
spoon 1: 0.6 cm, spoon 2: 1.1 cm, spoon 3: 1 cm
Description diameter
spoon 1: 4.5 cm, spoon 2: 4.7 cm, spoon 3: 4.4 cm
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7th to 1st century BC
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Ordos region
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