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Ferrule

2nd–1st century BCE
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Artwork Details

Object Information
  • 漢錯金青銅鐏
  • Title: Ferrule
  • Period: Han dynasty (206 BCE–220 CE)
  • Date: 2nd–1st century BCE
  • Culture: China
  • Medium: Bronze inlaid with gold
  • Dimensions: H. 5 11/16 in. (14.4 cm); W. 1 11/16 in. (4.3 cm)
  • Classification: Metalwork
  • Credit Line: Gift of Ernest Erickson Foundation, 1985
  • Object Number: 1985.214.33
  • Curatorial Department: Asian Art

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