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Boss or similar flat round cap-like object

Object Details

Provenance
From 1935-37 to 1991
John Hadley Cox (1913-2005), Las Vegas, Nevada. [1]
From 1991
Freer Gallery of Art, gift of John Hadley Cox, Las Vegas, Nevada. [2]
Notes:
[1] Excavated by the donor outside the North Gate at Changsha between September 1935 and August 1937. See Curatorial Remark 2 in the object record.
[2] See Deed of Gift from John Hadley Cox, Collections Management Office.
Collection
Freer Study Collection
Previous custodian or owner
John Hadley Cox (1913-2005)
Data Source
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
Date
206 BCE-220 CE
Period
Han dynasty
Credit Line
Gift of the John Hadley Cox Archaeological Study Collection
Dimensions
Diam (overall): 3.8 cm (1 1/2 in)
Type
Tool and Equipment
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