This incredible sculpture is not the size of a football, but rather a teeny tiny intricately carved olive pit! Carved by Ch’en Tsu-chang in 1737, the tiny sculpture shows a small roofed boat with eight passengers. On display at the National Palace Museum of China, the historic olive pit is an incredible feat of meticulous and realistic carving.
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