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Inlaid bronze tiger and bear weightWestern Han
Inlaid bronze tiger and bear weightWestern Han
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Inlaid bronze tiger and bear weightWestern Han dynasty (206BC-8AD)
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Inlaid bronze tiger and bear weightWestern Han
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BATEA : 698
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metal; bronze; gold; silver; animal; weight; Han; tiger; bear; animal; China;
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An inlaid bronze weight cast in full relief with a tiger attacking a bear. The tiger is shown biting the flank of the bear which writhes on its back in pain, its jaw wide open. The whole group is strongly modelled and grouped into a circular shape. The eyes are inlaid in gold, the details of the group decorated in silver wire inlay.
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7cm
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4.3cm
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206BC-8AD
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Western Han
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China
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