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"Inkstone" and cover in the shape of a turtle

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"Inkstone" and cover in the shape of a turtle

Date: 6th–7th century
Type: Covered inkstone
Medium: Earthenware
Department: Asian Art
Culture: China
Institution: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Object number: 2003.82a, b
Credit: Purchase, The Vincent Astor Foundation Gift, 2003

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