second half 1st century BCE-first half 1st century CE
4.3 x 25 x 0.4 cm (1 11/16 x 9 13/16 x 3/16 in.)
[Sotheby’s, New York, June 25, 1992, lot 329], sold; to Harvard University Art Museums, 1992.
Gilt bronze. Probably made in Sichuan province; probably recovered at Lelang (also spelled Lo-lang; Korean, Naknang), near T'o-sông-ni, southwest of P'yôngyang, Korea.
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