漢 青銅鹿形席鎮|Mat Weight in the Shape of a Doe

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1st century BCE–1st century CE · Bronze · Asian Art

A low bed, small table, and screen were often the only furnishings in a Han-dynasty room. The floors were generally covered with mats kept in place with weights in the shape of single animals, fighting beasts, or entertainers. Comparable deer-shaped weights excavated in north China are inlaid with marine shells, suggesting that the back of this was once similarly filled.

Artist

Unknown

Date

1st century BCE–1st century CE

Medium

Bronze

Culture

China

Department

Asian Art

Credit line

Gift of Mrs. John Marriott, Mrs. John Barry Ryan, Gilbert W. Kahn, Roger Wolfe Kahn (children of Addie W. Kahn), 1949