絲綢之路

Silk Road

Vessel in the shape of a mouse
Blown and tooled glass; hollow body and flaring rim in the shape of a head; light green glass with iridescent surface.
Roman Empire (3rd–4th century CE)

or China (Tang dynasty (618–906)

or Liao dynasty (907–1125))
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鼠形器

吹製加工玻璃；器體中空，侈口，口緣形似鼠首；通體為淡綠玻璃，器表具虹彩薄膜。

羅馬帝國（公元三至四世紀）

或中國（唐代（公元618年至906年）

或遼代（公元907年至1125年））
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This vessel was used to store a liquid or was played with like a toy. The glass is particularly thin and originally was nearly colourless.

此鼠形器曾用於貯存液體，或用作為玩具把玩。器壁纖薄，其玻璃材質本近乎無色。

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