Chinee pierced bronze plaque with kneeling mules

An image of Pierced bronze plaque depicting two pairs of kneeling mules, one above the other, within an oblong frame. Each pair has only one body visible, but both heads can be seen. Bronze, height 5.1 cm. Han Dynasty (BC 206 - AD 220).

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Pierced bronze plaque depicting two pairs of kneeling mules, one above the other, within an oblong frame. Each pair has only one body visible, but both heads can be seen. Bronze, height 5.1 cm. Han Dynasty (BC 206 - AD 220).

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Accession Number: O.211-1946
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Photographer name: Mark Box
Image height: 647 pixels
Image width: 1024 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.4 (Windows)
Filesize: 638.12kB
Exposure time: 1/17
ISO Speed: 50
Captured: 2011:12:20 15:31:03

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