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Western-Han Bronze Lamp with Inscription of “Shang Yu”

206BC - 25AD

Museum of the Tomb of Han Guangling King

Museum of the Tomb of Han Guangling King
Yangzhou, China

This bronze lamp has a round base, a plate-shaped top, and a tube-like connector featuring two line patterns, and a bump in the shape of garlic bulbs in the middle. A cone-shaped wick lies in the center of the 2.5 cm-deep plate, on the exterior side of which there is an inscription of “Shang Yu Ming Jiasi”, meaning an official in charge of bath ware named Jiasi.

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  • Title: Western-Han Bronze Lamp with Inscription of “Shang Yu”
  • Date: 206BC - 25AD
  • Provenance: Museum of the Tomb of Han Guangling King
  • Physical dimension: Overall height: 39.5 cm, base diameter: 18 cm, plate diameter: 19 cm
  • Dynasty: Western Han Dynasty
Museum of the Tomb of Han Guangling King

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