Refrigeration Basin
Qin Dynasty
Gray Pottery. Unearthed at the no. 1 ruins of the Qin Palace,Xianyang,Shanxi Province.H: 64 cm, mouth d; 100 cm. base d: 62cm.A vessel for refrigerating meat.From the Xianyang Imperial Palace.it was installed at the bottom of a cellar 13 m deep. This was the most important refrigeration equipment of its time. (Collection of Shanxi Museum of Medical History)