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Department:

The Museum Proper

Replica or Original:

Replica

On Display, In Storage, or in a Private Offsite Collection:

On Display

Primary Material:

Metal

Medium:

Bronze

Dimensions:

6.5" x 11" x 3"

Classification/Category:

Furnishings

Specific Classification:

Statue

Notable Signatures,

Inscriptions, and/or Markings:

Donated by:

Unknown

Accession Number

1993.054.001

Artifact Date:

1000 B.C. - A.D.

Han Dynasty (206 BC-220 AD)

Artifact Era/Dynasty:

Unknown

Creator:

Chinese

Creator Ancestry:

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This Bronze Rhinoceros replica from the Han Dynasty (100. B.C.) was used as a decanter. Historical records indicate that rhinos were roaming over a large region in Southwestern China. This piece was likely modelled after a live animal.

Artifact Date:

1000 B.C. - A.D.

Artifact Era/Dynasty:

Han Dynasty (206 BC-220 AD)

Creator:

Unknown

Creator Ancestory:

Chinese

Catalogue Entry

Online References:

Department:

The Museum Proper

On Display, In Storage, or in a Private Offsite Collection:

On Display

Replica or Original:

Replica

A bronze statue in the shape of a Rhinoceros.
一尊犀牛形狀的青銅雕像。

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Classification/Category:

Furnishings

Specific Classification:

Statue

Notable Signatures,

Inscriptions, and/or Markings:

Primary Material:

Metal

Medium:

Bronze

Dimensions:

6.5" x 11" x 3"

Donated by:

Unknown

Accession Number:

1993.054.001

Bronze Rhinoceros 錯雲紋犀尊

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