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Silver cup with handle in shape of bird head

This silver cup is shallow, with one pointed side and one rounded side. It has a seam near the rim where it angles slightly outward. The cup is silver. The area above the seam is slightly lighter than the area below. On the rounded side of the cup is an embellishment shaped like a bird’s head. The bird’s beak is curved and open. Its eyes are black inset beads.

Identification and Creation

Object Number
1943.52.80.A
Title
Peach-Shaped Cup with Falcon-Head Handle, one of a pair
Classification
Vessels
Work Type
vessel
Date
4th-3rd century BCE
Places
Creation Place: East Asia, China
Period
Warring States period (475-221 BCE) to Western Han period (206 BCE-9 CE)
Culture
Chinese
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/204398

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Silver with parcel gilding and with inlaid black stone
Dimensions
4.5 x 10.3 x 10 cm (1 3/4 x 4 1/16 x 3 15/16 in.)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Grenville L. Winthrop
Accession Year
1943
Object Number
1943.52.80.A
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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