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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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