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Bowl
Western Han dynasty (206 BCE–9 CE)
Not on view
Previously thought to be a Roman import, this bowl’s origins have now been definitively traced to southern China. Hepu, a busy southern seaport and the easternmost end of China’s maritime trade route with India and the Mediterranean, was known to have a thriving glass industry.
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