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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1996.305
Title
Covered Rectangular Lacquer Box with Metal Mounts
Classification
Boxes
Work Type
box
Date
2nd cent. BCE - 1st cent. BCE
Places
Creation Place: East Asia, China
Period
Han dynasty, Western Han period, 206 BCE-9 CE
Culture
Chinese
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/198105

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Han painted lacquer: reddish-brown and black lacquers over wooden core, with designs painted in lacquer and with metal mounts (probably tin)
Dimensions
4.8 x 6 x 2.5 cm (1 7/8 x 2 3/8 x 1 in.)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Ralph C. Marcove, M.D.
Accession Year
1996
Object Number
1996.305
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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