third quarter 4th century BCE
12 x 7.5 cm (4 3/4 x 2 15/16 in.)
Cast bronze
5th-3rd century BCEChineseBronze
4th century BCEGreekCopper alloy
4th century BCEGreekCast bronze
12th-14th centuryKoreanCast bronze, the inset gold plaque on the reverse with repoussé designs
8th centuryChineseCast bronze
7th-8th centuryChineseCast bronze
5th-3rd century BCEChineseBronze
10th-9th century BCENear EasternCast Bronze with decoration cold-painted in mineral pigments; reputedly from Changsha, Hunan province
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
2nd-1st century BCEChineseCast bronze with three integrally cast inscriptions (one auspicious and two documentary)
1st century CEChinese