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L. Coyote

(51,134 posts) Thu Dec 14, 2017, 08:27 PM Dec 2017

Photos: Ancient Chinese Tomb Full of Bronze Vessels ----- Owen Jarus, Live Science

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Photos: Ancient Chinese Tomb Full of Bronze Vessels ----- Owen Jarus, Live Science (Original Post) L. Coyote Dec 2017 OP

K&R. Very cool. n/t ms liberty Dec 2017 #1

Amazing, just amazing Ferrets are Cool Dec 2017 #2

Great collection! The spiky one here is kind of scary. "The Devil's Tureen." Nitram Dec 2017 #3

That's the spiky sadomasochistic - soup bowl. magicarpet Dec 2017 #4

Also dangerous!!! parkia00 Dec 2017 #5

Interesting.... BigmanPigman Dec 2017 #6

Here's some interesting research on the topic of lead poisoning Nitram Dec 2017 #7

ms liberty

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1. K&R. Very cool. n/t

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Thu Dec 14, 2017, 09:19 PM

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Ferrets are Cool

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2. Amazing, just amazing

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Thu Dec 14, 2017, 09:51 PM

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Nitram

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3. Great collection! The spiky one here is kind of scary. "The Devil's Tureen."

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Fri Dec 15, 2017, 12:21 PM

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magicarpet

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4. That's the spiky sadomasochistic - soup bowl.

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Fri Dec 15, 2017, 04:28 PM

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parkia00

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5. Also dangerous!!!

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Fri Dec 15, 2017, 08:33 PM

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High lead content in the metal. The wine brew the upper classes drank from these cast bronze vessels literally drove them silly.

BigmanPigman

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6. Interesting....

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Fri Dec 15, 2017, 08:40 PM

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Nitram

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7. Here's some interesting research on the topic of lead poisoning

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Sat Dec 16, 2017, 11:29 AM

Dec 2017

from Chinese bronze vessels.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20849332

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