Chinese Hardstone Libation Cup with Twin Handles
A Chinese hardstone libation cup with twin handles, the smooth, mottled brown carved stone incised with a band of key fret design at the rim, the overall mottling appearing as if marble, the handles carved with a scalloped, scrolling motif and the cup on a raised straight foot, 4.72 in. length with wooden stand
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- Incised - A record of a name, date or inscription, or a decoration scratched into a surface, usually of a glass or ceramic item with a blunt instrument to make a coarse indentation. Compare with engraving where the surface is cut with a sharp instrument such as a metal needle or rotating tool to achieve a fine indentation.
- Hardstone - Hardstone is not a scientific name for a particular gemstone, but a word used to describe any one or more semi-precious stones used in jewellery and decorative arts, and can include jade, agate, onyx, rock crystal, amber, jet and carnelian. Softer stones and minerals such as soapstone, and alabaster and hard stones used in building such as marble or granite are generally excluded.
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