Senior
Jin-silk with Paired Drinkers in Pearl Roundel
2018-01-06




Northern Dynasties to Sui dynasty
L38.4cm;W32cm(3275)
The drinkers depicted inside pearl roundels are typical foreigners with deep eyes and protruding nose, dressed in long robes with narrow sleeves, long boots and belts. The horn-like winecup they hold also originated from the west, known by the Greeks as “Rhyton”, which was spread to Asia later. 
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