Period:Han dynasty Production date:2ndC BC-2ndC AD
Materials:gold, bronze,
Technique:etched, cast,
Subjects:animal (tiger and bear) animal-fighting
Dimensions:Width: 70 centimetres
Description:
Gilt bronze shroud weight modelled as a tiger in combat with a bear, with the tiger sinking its jaws into the chest of the writhing bear beneath him; with etched details of the fur on the bear and the tiger’s stripes delicately worked.
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Comments:Cast bronze figure of tiger and bear in combat, gilded. Han dynasty, 1st century BC. See Rawson 1995, p.361, fig.1.
Materials:gold, bronze,
Technique:etched, cast,
Subjects:animal (tiger and bear) animal-fighting
Dimensions:Width: 70 centimetres
Description:
Gilt bronze shroud weight modelled as a tiger in combat with a bear, with the tiger sinking its jaws into the chest of the writhing bear beneath him; with etched details of the fur on the bear and the tiger’s stripes delicately worked.
IMG
Comments:Cast bronze figure of tiger and bear in combat, gilded. Han dynasty, 1st century BC. See Rawson 1995, p.361, fig.1.
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