wineskin
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thumb|Statue of a satyr including a torch and a wineskin from 3rd–2nd century B.C thumb|Tang Sancai|tricolor figurine of a [[Sogdian wine merchant holding a wineskin. During the Tang dynasty (618–907), China started to import grape wine from Central Asia.]] A wineskin is an ancient type of bottle made of leathered animal skin, usually from goats or sheep, used to store or transport wine.
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thumb|Statue of a satyr including a torch and a wineskin from 3rd–2nd century B.C thumb|Tang Sancai|tricolor figurine of a [[Sogdian wine merchant holding a wineskin. During the Tang dynasty (618–907), China started to import grape wine from Central Asia.]] A wineskin is an ancient type of bottle made of leathered animal skin, usually from goats or sheep, used to store or transport wine.
==History==
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