The International Exhibition: drinking-cup formed from a human skull, in the Chinese Court, 1862. 'This object...was taken from the Summer Palace of Pekin...by an officer of Fane's Horse [a cavalry regiment of the British Indian Army]...The skull is set in massive gold...a few very small jewels are added; the arch-shaped base the triangular foot, and the cover being entirely formed of solid gold...In the horizontal band, which may be regarded as the rim of the cup, a series of small stones are set, and in the broad vertical band surrounding the lid there are also jewels; likewise in the knob a Stock Photohttps://www.alamy.com/image-license-details/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/the-international-exhibition-drinking-cup-formed-from-a-human-skull-in-the-chinese-court-1862-this-objectwas-taken-from-the-summer-palace-of-pekinby-an-officer-of-fanes-horse-a-cavalry-regiment-of-the-british-indian-army-the-skull-is-set-in-massive-golda-few-very-small-jewels-are-added-the-arch-shaped-base-the-triangular-foot-and-the-cover-being-entirely-formed-of-solid-goldin-the-horizontal-band-which-may-be-regarded-as-the-rim-of-the-cup-a-series-of-small-stones-are-set-and-in-the-broad-vertical-band-surrounding-the-lid-there-are-also-jewels-likewise-in-the-knob-a-image595002230.html
RM2WG0KBJ–The International Exhibition: drinking-cup formed from a human skull, in the Chinese Court, 1862. 'This object...was taken from the Summer Palace of Pekin...by an officer of Fane's Horse [a cavalry regiment of the British Indian Army]...The skull is set in massive gold...a few very small jewels are added; the arch-shaped base the triangular foot, and the cover being entirely formed of solid gold...In the horizontal band, which may be regarded as the rim of the cup, a series of small stones are set, and in the broad vertical band surrounding the lid there are also jewels; likewise in the knob a
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