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Weight in the Form of a Coiled Animal

c. 200s CE

China, Eastern Han dynasty (25–220 CE)–Six Dynasties

(317–581)
Medium
bronze
Measurements
Overall: 5.2 cm (2 1/16 in.)
Credit Line
General Income Fund 1915.415
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A mottled greenish-brown, bronze sculpture depicts a feline crouching low, its body curved into a tight coil on a flat, circular base. Its head tucks down toward its chest as small rounded ears poke up from the crown. Prominent ridges define its shoulders and haunches. The surface is weathered with a rough, pitted texture throughout.

Weight in the Form of a Coiled Animal

c. 200s CE

China, Eastern Han dynasty (25–220 CE)–Six Dynasties (317–581)

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