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Description: | Brick of compressed, powdered tea in a rectangular block impressed with the Russian letters 'ABW' within an oval frame in intaglio. Possibly made for the Russian and Siberian market. Tea bricks of this type were traded and used as currency in the early 20th century throughout China, Tibet, Mongolia, Russia and Centra Asia. | Publisher: | http://www.horniman.ac.uk/ | Rights holder: | Horniman Museum and Gardens | Subjects: | tea leaf teabricks (currency & wealth) Tea tea Currency | Source: | Horniman Museum | Identifier: | oai:oai.horniman.ac.uk:object-46047 | Go to resource |
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Compressed brick of {Russian}{tea} manufactured…
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