Box with cover

China

Han dynasty (206 BCE–220 CE)

Not on view

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Title: Box with cover
Period: Han dynasty (206 BCE–220 CE)
Culture: China
Medium: Lacquered wood, bronze
Dimensions: H. 2 1/2 in. (6.4 cm); W. 2 in. (5.1 cm); L. 4 1/4 in. (10.8 cm)
Classification: Lacquer
Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. John Marriott, Mrs. John Barry Ryan, Gilbert W. Kahn, Roger Wolfe Kahn (children of Addie W. Kahn), 1949
Object Number: 49.136.6a, b
Curatorial Department: Asian Art

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