mid 5th century BCE
12.4 x 4.4 x 1.9 cm (4 7/8 x 1 3/4 x 3/4 in.)
Cast bronze with integrally cast auspicious inscription
2nd-1st century BCEChineseLeaded bronze
1st-2nd century CERomanCast bronze
1st century CEChineseCast bronze
8th centuryChineseCast bronze
5th-3rd century BCEChineseCast bronze with integrally cast auspicious inscription
6th-7th centuryChineseCast Bronze with decoration cold-painted in mineral pigments; reputedly from Changsha, Hunan province
1st century BCEChineseCopper alloy
1st century BCE-2nd century CERomanCast bronze inset with white material
5th-3rd century BCEChineseCast bronze with integrally cast inscription
3rd-1st century BCEChineseOpaque and semi-opaque watercolor on prepared pasteboard under varnish
18th-19th centuryCast bronze with three integrally cast inscriptions (one auspicious and two documentary)
1st century CEChinese