4th-3rd century BCE
14.8 cm (5 13/16 in.)
Cast bronze of a silvery appearance with traces of cobalt-blue and green patina
1st century BCE-1st century CEChineseCast bronze with two integrally cast inscriptions (one auspicious, one documentary)
2nd century CEChineseCast bronze with integrally cast auspicious inscription
6th-7th centuryChineseCopper alloy
1st century BCE-2nd century CERomanCast bronze
Chinese?Cast bronze
5th-3rd century BCEChineseCast bronze
1st century CEChineseCopper alloy
4th century BCEGreekCast bronze
8th centuryChineseLeaded bronze
4th-3rd century BCEGreekCast bronze
8th centuryChineseOpaque and semi-opaque watercolor on prepared pasteboard under varnish
18th-19th century