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Cup

Small, glazed, light clay cup, with ear and thumb grip. Inspired by the Chinese style (Tang dynasty), the cup was probably made somewhere in the Sino-Iranian/Persian region. It is the only example of ceramic ware from that part of the world to be found in Scandinavia. Grave find, Hemse annexhemman, Hemse Parish, Gotland.

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Object number: 106859_HST

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