Page 139 - Chinese SIlver By Adrien Von Ferscht
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The cups we see in the early Tang Dynasty were originally introduced into China by Sogdian and Sassanian
merchants and actual silversmiths plying the Silk Road. The example [below] is a gold and silver gilt 7th century
cup found in the Imperial Chinese shipwreck hoard found at Hejiacun, Xi’an. These stemmed cups became
increasingly more Chinese in style during the 300 years this style of cup was mad
