206 BCE - 9 CE
Diam. 14 cm (5 1/2 in.)
Ralph C. Marcove, M.D. purchased from Sotheby's, New York
Cast bronze inset with white material
5th-3rd century BCEChineseCast bronze
12th-14th centuryKoreanBronze, one side with traces of gilding
1st century BCE-2nd century CERomanCast bronze
2nd-1st century BCEChineseCast bronze with integrally cast inscription
3rd-1st century BCEChineseCast bronze; found in Karakhoto, Inner Mongolia
7th-8th centuryChineseCast bronze
1st-3rd century CEChineseCast bronze with integrally cast auspicious inscription
2nd-1st century BCEChineseCast bronze, the inset silver plaque on the reverse with repoussé designs; with a dated inscription on the reverse, beneath the inset plaque
7th centuryChineseCast bronze
ChineseCast bronze, the inset gold plaque on the reverse with repoussé designs
8th centuryChineseCast brass
12th-13th centuryChinese