1st century BCE
Diam. 22 cm (8 11/16 in.) Weight 637.5 g
Grenville L. Winthrop purchased from C.T. Loo & Co., New York (May 1942)
Cast bronze, the inset gold back with repoussé and ring-punched designs
8th centuryChineseCast 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
8th centuryChineseCast bronze
1st-2nd century CEChineseCast bronze with two integrally cast inscriptions (one auspicious, one documentary)
2nd century CEChineseLacquered wood
19th centuryPersianCast bronze of a silvery appearance with traces of cobalt-blue and green patina
1st century BCE-1st century CEChineseLeaded bronze
5th century BCEGreekCast bronze with silvery, bluish green patina; with an inscription on the reverse
6th-7th centuryChineseCopper alloy
4th century BCEGreekCast bronze
8th centuryChineseCopper alloy
4th century BCEGreek