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Lacquer ladle with dragon design
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Date：Western Han (206 BCE-9 CE)
Medium：Lacquer

Dimensions:Length: 53cm; diameter: 7.8cm

Origin: Excavated from Han Tomb No.3, Mawangdui, Changsha City, Hunan Province, 1973

This kind of ladle with long handle is called bi in ancient China and is usually unearthed together with ding or ge (both are big containers of food). This ladle is made of bamboo and divided into the handle and the scoop. The joining part of the two is fixed by bamboo nails. There are also beautiful dragon designs on the handle.

 


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