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Maker: Unknown
Head of a lion with an open mouth, possibly a chariot mounting. Bronze inlaid with gold and silver wire, in parallel lines, following stylised contours.
History note: Lent by Mr Oscar Raphael to the Fogg Museum, Harvard, USA during the war, returned and handed over to the Museum in May 1947
Oscar C. Raphael Bequest, 1941, received 1947
Width: 5.4 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1941) by Raphael, Oscar C.
Han Dynasty (BC 206 - AD 220)
Circa
-0206
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220
Inlay composed of gold ( wire) silver ( wire)
Accession number: O.11-1947
Primary reference Number: 138273
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Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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