first half 2nd century BCE
13 x 1 cm (5 1/8 x 3/8 in.)
Copper alloy
4th century BCEGreekCopper alloy
1st century BCE-2nd century CERomanOpaque watercolor, gold-colored pigments, and lacquer on pasteboard
19th centuryPersianCast 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
5th century BCE-1st century CEChineseBronze
2nd century BCEEtruscanCast bronze
1st century CEChineseCast bronze
8th centuryChineseCast bronze with two integrally cast inscriptions (one auspicious, one documentary)
2nd century CEChineseCast bronze with silvery, bluish green patina; with an inscription on the reverse
6th-7th centuryChineseCast bronze
8th centuryChineseOpaque watercolor, gold-colored pigments, and lacquer over brass layer on pasteboard
18th-19th century