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Bronze Beaker Mounted with Jade Plaques
Unknownca.205 B.C. - 24 A.D.
Museum of the Western Han Dynasty Mausoleum of the Nanyue King
Guangzhou, China
The body is an octagonal prism. The foot is in shape of a trumpet. The frame of bronze drinking vessel is mounted with 8 pieces of rectangular jade patches and 5 heart-shaped ones. The outer ring of the cover is inlaid with gilded bronze. The drinking vessel was wrapped in layers of silk when being discovered.
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Details
- Title: Bronze Beaker Mounted with Jade Plaques
- Creator Nationality: China
- Creator Gender: Unknown
- Creator Death Place: China
- Creator Birth Place: China
- Date: ca.205 B.C. - 24 A.D.
- Physical Dimensions: h16 cm (Complete)
- Provenance: Museum of the Western Han Dynasty Mausoleum of the Nanyue King
- Type: Jade, Metal
- External Link: http://www.gznywmuseum.org
- Object type: Jade Drinking Cup
- Craftsman: Unknown
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