Mat Weight in the Form of a Bear, 202 BC-AD 9. Creator: Unknown.

Mat Weight in the Form of a Bear, 202 BC-AD 9. Creator: Unknown.

2-734-789 - Heritage Art/Heritage Images

Mat Weight in the Form of a Bear, 202 BC-AD 9. The bear imagery was particularly popular during the Han dynasty and was a metaphor of heroic power. This heavy, solid bear was probably used as a mat weight; other small squatting bears often served as the legs of vessels.


Image Details


Medium
  1. Gilt bronze

Picture Type
  1. Sculpture

Digital Image Size

Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 4897x4427
File Size : 63,513kb


Aliases

  1. 1994.203
  1. 157341
  1. 0940022784
  1. 1994.203
  1. 2-734-789
  1. 2734789


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