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Description: | *non loc.* unknown MANU unknown [18th century?] Nice. From William Hunter's original collection. The Trustees catalogue under Quartz gives "No 78. A large and two smaller cups, one Saucer, and three covers for snuff-boxes of Oriental Onyx which is remarkable for having a clouded appearance when looked through. They also contain crystallizations of brown Calx of Iron". The museum catalogue under this number says "Chalcedony cups with small polished pieces", but the pieces cannot now be traced. | License: | http://www.hmag.gla.ac.uk/spirit/rights/ | Publisher: | Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery, University of Glasgow | Rights holder: | Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery, University of Glasgow | Subjects: | MINERAL : ORIGINAL BEQUEST : CARVED : TABLEWARE : SILICA : | Source: | Hunterian Museum | Creator: | Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery, University of Glasgow | Identifier: | http://www.huntsearch.gla.ac.uk/cgi-bin/... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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