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Rhinoceros Horn Cup
Field Museum
Chicago, United States
This Qing Dynasty cup is carved from rhinoceros horn, a material valued in China for more than its beauty. Traditionally, people believed rhinoceros horn could be used to detect poisons in food or drink. Cups made from rhinoceros horn became highly prized among the wealthy.
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Details
- Title: Rhinoceros Horn Cup
- Location: China
- Type: Artefact
- Contributor: John Weinstein : The Field Museum of Natural History
- Rights: (c) Field Museum of Natural History - CC BY-NC
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