Warring States Crystal Cup
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The Warring states crystal glass (戰國水晶杯 / 水晶杯) is a cup of a tumbler shape but carved from clear quartz (rock crystal) found in a Warring States period mausoleum tomb, dated to just before 221 BCE in the Qin dynasty.
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Dimensions
The cup measures 15.4 cm tall. It has a round opening and is transparent.[1] The 'glass' is not glass, but is made from a natural high-quality crystal. The artifact is on the list of Chinese cultural relics forbidden to be exhibited abroad, a list of objects that can never leave Chinese soil.[1]
Discovery
In 1990, the cup was unearthed in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province during an archaeological dig. Specifically, it was found in Banshan town (半山鎮), Shitang village (石塘村) in a Warring states period mausoleum.[1] It was found underground about one metre deep.[2] Du Zhengxian (杜正賢) insisted on the archaeological digging even when other archaeologists had already labeled that area of the village a worthless wasteland.[3] After two months of digging, he found the cup, along with other treasures. It became the biggest find of the Warring states tombs.[3][4]
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