Ear-handled cup with inscription “Cheng bu bai”, Han dynasty (206 BCE-220 CE)

Early handled cup with insertion “Cheng bu bai”, Han dynamics (206 BCE-220 CE)

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• Image Number:C1A000147N000000000PAB
Dynasty:Han dynamics
• Category:Bronzes
• Function:Container
• Material:Mineral/metal/bronze
• Description:
  This piece is oval, with a shallow belly and flat bottom, There is a curved ear on both sides of the mouth. Because the wall is extremely thin, nearly a quarter of the upper left part of the body and half of the left ear are incomplete. Fortunately, the inscriptions on the bottom of the device and most of the patterns still remain. It can be clearly seen that there is a triangular pattern with thin lines on the elliptical bottom of the device. There is a line of six characters in the triangular pattern, “Cheng Bubai, benefit the world.”

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